cambiante
Portuguese, adjective/kɐ̃.biˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
cambiante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “changing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que cambia”.
What does cambiante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinechanging
- 2
femininemasculineindecisive
- 3
femininemasculineiridescent (colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que cambia 2. de cor, matiz ou tonalidade indistinta, indefinida 3. cuja cor muda ou aparenta mudar
noun: 1. nuança 2. cor indistinta, indefinida 3. estado, condição ou aspecto daquilo que se transforma 4. gradação singular em uma série ou sucessão de coisas
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 cambiante
- cambiantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cambiante?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.biˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈbjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /kɐ̃ˈbjɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cambiante in Portuguese?
cambiante appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).