caeté
Portuguese, noun/ka.eˈtɛ/
caeté is spelled C-A-E-T-É (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,839th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caeté is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Any of various plants in the order Zingiberales, particularly in the families Cannaceae and Marantaceae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais”.
What does caeté mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineAny of various plants in the order Zingiberales, particularly in the families Cannaceae and Marantaceae.
- 2
Brazilmasculineprimeval forest; virgin forest
noun
- 1
femininemasculineCaeté (a member of the Caeté people)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof the Caeté people
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais
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 caeté
- caetés plural
- caaeté alternative
- caetê alternative
- caité alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caeté?
- Brazil /ka.eˈtɛ/
- Brazil /ka.ɛˈtɛ/
- Brazil /kajˈtɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caeté in Portuguese?
caeté appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).