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anglo

Portuguese, noun/ˈɐ̃.ɡlu/

anglo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Angle (a member of the ancient Germanic tribe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo do povo germânico que povoou o sul da Grã Bretanha no início da Idade Média”.

What does anglo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    of the Angles or the English

noun

  1. 1

    masculineAngle (a member of the ancient Germanic tribe)

  2. 2

    masculineEnglishman

prefix

as anglo-
  1. 1

    Anglo- (relating to England or the United Kingdom)

  2. 2

    Anglo- (relating to the English language)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que é da Inglaterra; inglês

noun: 1. indivíduo do povo germânico que povoou o sul da Grã Bretanha no início da Idade Média 2. o que é da Inglaterra; inglês

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 anglo

  • angla feminine
  • anglos masculine plural
  • anglas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce anglo?

  • Brazil /ˈɐ̃.ɡlu/
  • Portugal /ˈɐ̃.ɡlu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to anglo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is anglo in Portuguese?

anglo appears 3.2 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).