ancião
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/
ancião is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ancient (person who is very old)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem velho, respeitado e venerado”.
What does ancião mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineancient (person who is very old)
adjective
- 1
ancient (very old)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem idade avançada, provecto, antigo, velho 2. venerável, respeitável
noun: 1. homem velho, respeitado e venerado
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 ancião
- anciãos plural
- anciões plural
- anciães plural
- anciã feminine
- anciãs feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ancião?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ancião
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ancião in Portuguese?
ancião appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).