calvo
Portuguese, adjective/ˈkaw.vu/
calvo is spelled C-A-L-V-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calvo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “bald (having no hair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of calvar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se daquele cuja cabeça é completa ou quase completamente desprovida de cabelo”.
What does calvo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bald (having no hair)
- 2
Brazilbalding
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of calvar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquele cuja cabeça é completa ou quase completamente desprovida de cabelo
noun: 1. aquele cuja cabeça é completa ou quase completamente desprovida de cabelos
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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 calvo
- calva feminine
- calvos masculine plural
- calvas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calvo?
- Brazil /ˈkaw.vu/
- Brazil [ˈkaʊ̯.vu]
- Portugal /ˈkal.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calvo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calvo in Portuguese?
calvo 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).