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caridoso

Portuguese, adjective/ka.ɾiˈdo.zu/

caridoso is spelled C-A-R-I-D-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,216th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caridoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “charitable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem caridade ou a demonstra”.

What does caridoso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    charitable

  2. 2

    bountiful

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que tem caridade ou a demonstra 2. caritativo

noun: 1. pessoa caridosa

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 caridoso

  • caridosa feminine
  • caridosos masculine plural
  • caridosas feminine plural
  • metaphonic feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce caridoso?

  • Brazil /ka.ɾiˈdo.zu/
  • Portugal /kɐ.ɾiˈdo.zu/
  • Portugal [kɐ.ɾiˈðo.zu]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is caridoso in Portuguese?

caridoso appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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