barato
Portuguese, noun/baˈɾa.tu/
barato is spelled B-A-R-A-T-O (6 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,833rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barato is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fun (something that brings enjoyment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of baratar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algo que dentre os demais algos é o de menor valor para compra”.
What does barato mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cheap; inexpensive (low in price)
Consegui comprar uma casa barata.
- 2
informalcheap; worthless (low in worth or quality)
Essa porcaria de celular barato não durou um dia.
noun
- 1
Brazilinformalmasculinefun (something that brings enjoyment)
Esse livro é o maior barato!
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculinehigh (period of excitement or relaxation caused by drug use)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of baratar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de baixo preço
adverb: 1. a baixo custo
noun: 1. algo que dentre os demais algos é o de menor valor para compra 2. algo bom ou prazeroso 3. algo o qual não se sabe como nomear 4. coisa a qual se quer omitir o nome
noun: 1. ser algo ou alguém unitaria ou coletivamente engraçado, divertido
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 barato
- barata feminine
- baratos masculine plural
- baratas feminine plural
- mais barato comparative
- o mais barato superlative
- baratíssimo superlative
- baratinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barato?
- Brazil /baˈɾa.tu/
- Portugal /bɐˈɾa.tu/
- Portugal /bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to barato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barato in Portuguese?
barato appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).