burgo
Portuguese, noun/ˈbuʁ.ɡu/
burgo is spelled B-U-R-G-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 64,715th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burgo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “burg (fortified town in medieval Europe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “na acepção romana antiga, designa local fortificado, ganhando na Idade Média a conotação de castelo, forte ou…”.
What does burgo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineburg (fortified town in medieval Europe)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. na acepção romana antiga, designa local fortificado, ganhando na Idade Média a conotação de castelo, forte ou mosteiro e suas cercanias, de onde se originaram diversas cidades 2. a morada do burguês, local de luxo, protegido e de acesso restrito 3. na Inglaterra, designa a cidade ou vila que tem o direito de eleger representante para o Parlamento
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 burgo
- burgos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce burgo?
- Brazil /ˈbuʁ.ɡu/
- Brazil [ˈbuɦ.ɡu]
- /ˈbuɾ.ɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to burgo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is burgo in Portuguese?
burgo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).