basto
Portuguese, adjective/ˈbas.tu/
basto is spelled B-A-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,227th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Basto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “thick and dense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of bastar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espesso, grosso, robusto”.
What does basto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thick and dense
- 2
found in great amounts; abundant, copious
- 3
compact
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of bastar
- 2
first-person singular present indicative of bastir
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. espesso, grosso, robusto 2. farto, abundante 3. numeroso
noun: 1. ás de paus, no voltarete
noun: 1. peça acolchoada usada como sela
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 basto
- basta feminine
- bastos masculine plural
- bastas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce basto?
- Brazil /ˈbas.tu/
- /ˈbaʃ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈbaʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is basto in Portuguese?
basto appears 1.9 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).