ano
Portuguese, noun/ˈɐ̃.nu/
ano is spelled A-N-O (3 letters) and appears 891 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 102nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “year” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “período de tempo correspondente à revolução da Terra em torno do Sol que equivale a 365 dias, 6 horas, 13…”.
What does ano mean in English?
noun
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masculineyear
suffix
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forms adjectives, from nouns, meaning “of, from or related to the suffixed noun”; -an
suffix
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masculineforms nouns, from a placename, denoting someone from that place; -an
- 2
masculineforms nouns, from a placename, denoting the main or traditional language spoken in that place; -an
- 3
masculineforms nouns, from a person’s name, denoting someone who believes in the religion, philosophy or theory created by that person
- 4
masculineforms nouns, from the name of a star sign, denoting someone born under that star sign
suffix
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masculineforms the names of saturated hydrocarbons
prefix
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ano- (pertaining to the anus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. período de tempo correspondente à revolução da Terra em torno do Sol que equivale a 365 dias, 6 horas, 13 minutos e 53 segundos 2. período de 12 meses 3. período de revolução de um corpo celeste 4. período cíclico anual, durante o qual se realiza certa atividade
suffix: 1. relativo ou pertencente a; natural ou habitante de 2. (nome de) língua ou dialeto 3. adepto, seguidor de (ideologia, etc.) 4. que nasceu sob o signo de
suffix: 1. formador da nomenclatura de hidrocarbonetos saturados
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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 ano
- anos plural
- anno alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ano?
- Brazil /ˈɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /ˈɐ.nu/
- Portugal /ˈa.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 ano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ano in Portuguese?
ano appears 891 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).