blues
Portuguese, noun/ˈblus/
blues is spelled B-L-U-E-S (5 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blues is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “blues (a musical genre of African American origin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma musical vocal e/ou instrumental que se fundamenta no uso de notas tocadas ou cantadas numa frequência…”.
What does blues mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblues (a musical genre of African American origin)
- 2
masculineblues (a blues composition)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. forma musical vocal e/ou instrumental que se fundamenta no uso de notas tocadas ou cantadas numa frequência baixa, com fins expressivos, evitando notas da escala maior, utilizando sempre uma estrutura repetitiva
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.
How do you pronounce blues?
- Brazil /ˈblus/
- Portugal /ˈblus/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to blues
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is blues in Portuguese?
blues appears 5.6 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).