bitolado
Portuguese, adjective/bi.toˈla.du/
bitolado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “fixated, obsessed (expressing persistent interest in a single matter, often to the exclusion of other matters or social interaction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de quem tem uma visão muito restrita sobre algum assunto”.
What does bitolado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfixated, obsessed (expressing persistent interest in a single matter, often to the exclusion of other matters or social interaction)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de quem tem uma visão muito restrita sobre algum assunto
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 bitolado
- bitolada feminine
- bitolados masculine plural
- bitoladas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bitolado?
- Brazil /bi.toˈla.du/
- Portugal /bi.tuˈla.du/
- Portugal [bi.tuˈla.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bitolado in Portuguese?
bitolado appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).