benesse
Portuguese, noun/beˈnɛ.si/
benesse is spelled B-E-N-E-S-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,054th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Benesse is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “budget that a curate obtains from ceremonies such as baptisms, weddings and burials” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rendimento de pé-de-altar”.
What does benesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebudget that a curate obtains from ceremonies such as baptisms, weddings and burials
- 2
feminineprofit or budget obtained without much work or effort; bargain
- 3
femininebenefit, advantage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rendimento de pé-de-altar 2. doação gratuita 3. pechincha
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 benesse
- benesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce benesse?
- Brazil /beˈnɛ.si/
- Portugal /bɨˈnɛ.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is benesse in Portuguese?
benesse appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).