atro
Portuguese, adjective/ˈa.tɾu/
atro is spelled A-T-R-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese, the 191,310th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “atrous, jet-black (of the darkest colour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “negro”.
What does atro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
atrous, jet-black (of the darkest colour)
- 2
bad; evil; sinister
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. negro 2. tenebroso 3. medonho 4. aziago
noun: 1. negro
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 atro
- atra feminine
- atros masculine plural
- atras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atro?
- Brazil /ˈa.tɾu/
- Portugal /ˈa.tɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atro in Portuguese?
atro appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).