brando
Portuguese, adjective/ˈbɾɐ̃.du/
brando is spelled B-R-A-N-D-O (6 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,961st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brando is a Portuguese adjective meaning “soft, mild, gentle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mole, macio”.
What does brando mean in English?
adjective
- 1
soft, mild, gentle
- 2
bland
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mole, macio 2. suave, ameno
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 brando
- branda feminine
- brandos masculine plural
- brandas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brando?
- Brazil /ˈbɾɐ̃.du/
- Portugal /ˈbɾɐ̃.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is brando in Portuguese?
brando appears 3.1 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).