calvário
Portuguese, noun/kawˈva.ɾju/
calvário is spelled C-A-L-V-Á-R-I-O (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calvário is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “calvary (representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “monte”.
What does calvário mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecalvary (representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ)
- 2
masculinecalvary; ordeal (a painful or trying experience)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. monte 2. provação
noun: 1. nome da montanha de Jerusalém onde, segundo a mitologia cristã, Jesus teria sido crucificado
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 calvário
- calvários plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calvário?
- Brazil /kawˈva.ɾju/
- Brazil [kaʊ̯ˈva.ɾju]
- Portugal /kalˈva.ɾju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calvário
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calvário in Portuguese?
calvário appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).