aguardente
Portuguese, noun/ˌa.ɡwaʁˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
aguardente is spelled A-G-U-A-R-D-E-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 33,746th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aguardente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “spirit (distilled alcoholic drink)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bebida alcoólica obtida pela destilação do vinho, da cana-de-açúcar, dos bagaços ou de frutos, raízes…”.
What does aguardente mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespirit (distilled alcoholic drink)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bebida alcoólica obtida pela destilação do vinho, da cana-de-açúcar, dos bagaços ou de frutos, raízes, tubérculos fermentados 2. cachaça
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 aguardente
- aguardentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aguardente?
- Brazil /ˌa.ɡwaʁˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ˌa.ɡwaɦˈdẽ.t͡ʃi]
- /ˌa.ɡwaɾˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aguardente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aguardente in Portuguese?
aguardente appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).