baldio
Portuguese, noun/bawˈd͡ʒi.u/
baldio is spelled B-A-L-D-I-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baldio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abandoned land that is not being used for cultivation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “terreno sem cultura”.
What does baldio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
abandoned and not being used for cultivation
noun
- 1
masculineabandoned land that is not being used for cultivation
- 2
masculinecollectively used land
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sem cultivo 2. sem ocupação, (referido às pessoas)
noun: 1. terreno sem cultura, 2. terra comunitariamente gerida, terrenos comunais
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 baldio
- baldia feminine
- baldios masculine plural
- baldias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baldio?
- Brazil /bawˈd͡ʒi.u/
- Brazil [baʊ̯ˈd͡ʒi.u]
- Brazil /bawˈd͡ʒiw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is baldio in Portuguese?
baldio appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).