branco
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
branco is spelled B-R-A-N-C-O (6 letters) and appears 112 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 869th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “argent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem de raça branca”.
What does branco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
white (color)
- 2
white; Caucasian
- 3
pale; pallid
noun
- 1
masculineargent
- 2
masculinewhite clothing
- 3
Brazilinformalmasculineblackout (failure in recalling something)
Me deu um branco na prova!
- 4
masculineellipsis of vinho branco
noun
- 1
masculinea white person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à raça branca 2. da cor do leite ou da neve 3. descorado, pálido 4. inocente, puro sem mácula
noun: 1. homem de raça branca
noun: 1. cor definida como a resultante mistura de todas as outras 2. substância com que se tinge de branco 3. esquecimento, incapacidade de recordar-se de algo 4. naipe de dominó equivalente a zero ponto
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 branco
- branca feminine
- brancos masculine plural
- brancas feminine plural
- mais branco comparative
- o mais branco superlative
- branquíssimo superlative
- branquinho diminutive
- brancão augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce branco?
- Brazil /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
- Portugal /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to branco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is branco in Portuguese?
branco appears 112 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).