broxante
Portuguese, noun/bɾoˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
broxante is spelled B-R-O-X-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Broxante is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a painter's apprentice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “Aprendiz de pintor, encarregado de preparar as tintas, transportá-las e dar as primeiras demãos”.
What does broxante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinethat turns (someone) off (that causes someone to lose sexual arousal)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinerarea painter's apprentice
- 2
femininemasculinealternative spelling of brochante
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aprendiz de pintor, encarregado de preparar as tintas, transportá-las e dar as primeiras demãos.
adjective: 1. (Brasil) (popular) Que torna broxa; que faz alguém broxar (perder a ereção; perder a libido) 2. (Brasil) (popular) Cansativo, importuno.
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 broxante
- broxantes plural
- bro.xan.te canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce broxante?
- Brazil /bɾoˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /bɾuˈʃɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is broxante in Portuguese?
broxante appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).