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anglo-saxão

Portuguese, noun/ˌɐ̃.ɡlu.sakˈsɐ̃w̃/

anglo-saxão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Anglo-Saxon (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “língua germânica morta que foi falada pelos povos que invadiram a Grã Bretanha no início da Idade Média.…”.

What does anglo-saxão mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Anglo-Saxon (related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineAnglo-Saxon (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England)

  2. 2

    masculineAnglo-Saxon; Old English (language)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. língua germânica morta que foi falada pelos povos que invadiram a Grã Bretanha no início da Idade Média. Evoluiu, originando o inglês atual.

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-saxão

  • anglo-saxã feminine
  • anglo-saxões masculine plural
  • anglo-saxãs feminine plural
  • an.glo-sa.xão canonical

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

How do you pronounce anglo-saxão?

  • Brazil /ˌɐ̃.ɡlu.sakˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Brazil [ˌɐ̃.ɡlu.sakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • Portugal /ˌɐ̃.ɡlɔ.sakˈsɐ̃w̃/

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