badejo
Portuguese, noun/baˈde.ʒu/
badejo is spelled B-A-D-E-J-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 100,600th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Badejo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vernacular name for fish species in the Gadidae, particularly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peixe teleósteo”.
What does badejo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevernacular name for fish species in the Gadidae, particularly
- 2
masculinepollock (Pollachius sp.)
- 3
masculinevernacular name for fish species in the Serranidae, particularly
- 4
masculinewhiting (Merlangius merlangus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peixe teleósteo
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 badejo
- badejos plural
- abadejo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce badejo?
- Brazil /baˈde.ʒu/
- Portugal /bɐˈdɐ(j).ʒu/
- Portugal [bɐˈðɐ(j).ʒu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to badejo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is badejo in Portuguese?
badejo appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).