branquitude
Portuguese, noun/bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.d͡ʒi/
branquitude is spelled B-R-A-N-Q-U-I-T-U-D-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 102,716th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branquitude is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “whiteness (the quality of being white in the racial sense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “condição de ser branco”.
What does branquitude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewhiteness (the quality of being white in the racial sense)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. condição de ser branco 2. racialidade, isto é, uma noção relativa à raça, que prega uma ficção de superioridade dos brancos em detrimento dos negros e, por conseguinte, legitimariam a violência desses por aqueles
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 branquitude
- branquitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce branquitude?
- Brazil /bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.dɨ/
- Portugal [bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to branquitude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is branquitude in Portuguese?
branquitude appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).