americanista
Portuguese, noun/a.me.ɾi.kaˈnis.tɐ/
americanista is spelled A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-I-S-T-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese, the 248,872nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Americanista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Americanist (expert in the study of the Americas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que se dedica ao estudo da América”.
What does americanista mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineAmericanistic (relating to the study of the Americas)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineAmericanist (expert in the study of the Americas)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao americanismo
noun: 1. pessoa que se dedica ao estudo da América
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 americanista
- americanistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce americanista?
- Brazil /a.me.ɾi.kaˈnis.tɐ/
- /a.me.ɾi.kaˈniʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.mɨ.ɾi.kɐˈniʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to americanista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is americanista in Portuguese?
americanista appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).