broto
Portuguese, noun
broto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sprout (little plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of brotar. With an accent, brôto is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “botão ou olho do vegetal que se desenvolverá, renovo, ponta do talo”.
What does broto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesprout (little plant)
- 2
Brazildatedinformalmasculineboyfriend, girlfriend
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of brotar
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of broto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. botão ou olho do vegetal que se desenvolverá, renovo, ponta do talo 2. pessoa jovem, adolescente 3. namorada ou namorado
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 broto
- brotos plural
- brôto alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to broto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is broto in Portuguese?
broto appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).