banzo
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɐ̃.zu/
banzo is spelled B-A-N-Z-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banzo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “deep depression, intense nostalgia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estado de depressão profunda que apresentavam muitos escravos africanos”.
What does banzo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeep depression, intense nostalgia
adjective
- 1
Brazilsad, thoughtful
noun
- 1
masculineflange; rung (of a ladder etc)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. triste, pensativo
noun: 1. estado de depressão profunda que apresentavam muitos escravos africanos 2. cada um dos sarrafos de madeira paralelos, que seguram uma estrutura, como na escada de mão
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 banzo
- banzos plural
- banza feminine
- banzas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce banzo?
- Brazil /ˈbɐ̃.zu/
- Portugal /ˈbɐ̃.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is banzo in Portuguese?
banzo appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).