altiplano
Portuguese, noun/aw.t͡ʃiˈplɐ̃.nu/
altiplano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “plateau (level expanse of land at a high elevation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que planalto”.
What does altiplano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplateau (level expanse of land at a high elevation)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que planalto
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 altiplano
- altiplanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altiplano?
- Brazil /aw.t͡ʃiˈplɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈplɐ̃.nu]
- Portugal /al.tiˈplɐ.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 altiplano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is altiplano in Portuguese?
altiplano appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).