bahiano
Portuguese, noun
bahiano is spelled B-A-H-I-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 96,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bahiano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of baiano; now a common misspelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vide baiano”.
What does bahiano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of baiano; now a common misspelling
adjective
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of baiano; now a common misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vide baiano
noun: 1. vide baiano
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 bahiano
- bahianos plural
- bahiana feminine
- bahianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is bahiano in Portuguese?
bahiano appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).