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bizantino

Portuguese, noun/bi.zɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/

bizantino is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Byzantine (native of the Byzantine Empire)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitante de Bizâncio”.

What does bizantino mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Byzantine (of or relating to Byzantium or the Byzantine empire)

  2. 2

    derogatorypretentious and futile

noun

  1. 1

    masculineByzantine (native of the Byzantine Empire)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo a Bizâncio 2. sutil e fútil

noun: 1. habitante de Bizâncio

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 bizantino

  • bizantina feminine
  • bizantinos masculine plural
  • bizantinas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bizantino?

  • Brazil /bi.zɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • Portugal /bi.zɐ̃ˈti.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bizantino

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bizantino in Portuguese?

bizantino appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).