afetuoso
Portuguese, adjective/a.fe.tuˈo.zu/
afetuoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “affectionate (having affection)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cheio de afeto; carinhoso”.
What does afetuoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
affectionate (having affection)
- 2
affectionate (indicating affection)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. cheio de afeto; carinhoso: 2. que desperta afeto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of afetuoso
- afetuosa feminine
- afetuosos masculine plural
- afetuosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
- afectuoso alternative
- affectuoso alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce afetuoso?
- Brazil /a.fe.tuˈo.zu/
- Brazil /a.feˈtwo.zu/
- Portugal /ɐ.fɛˈtwo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to afetuoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is afetuoso in Portuguese?
afetuoso appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).