alexandrino
Portuguese, noun/a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾĩ.nu/
alexandrino is spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-N-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,683rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alexandrino is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alexandrine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de Alexandria ou seu habitante”.
What does alexandrino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Alexandrian (of or relating to Alexandria, Egypt)
noun
- 1
masculinealexandrine
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a Alexandre, o Grande, rei da Macedônia na Antiguidade 2. de Alexandria, cidade egípcia 3. diz-se do verso de 12 sílabas, com acento na sexta e décima segunda; alguns versos alexandrinos podem conter 13 sílabas
noun: 1. natural de Alexandria ou seu habitante
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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 alexandrino
- alexandrina feminine
- alexandrinos masculine plural
- alexandrinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alexandrino?
- Brazil /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾĩ.nu/
- Portugal /ɐ.lɨ.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alexandrino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alexandrino in Portuguese?
alexandrino 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).