carolo
/kɐ.ˈɾo.lu/
The verdict
“carolo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terra dura, terrão, naco de terra que não se desfaz na lavra
Corpus desk
Index PT-carolo · carolo · Portuguese
carolo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carolo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ.ˈɾo.lu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “carolo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
carolo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.ˈɾo.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for carolo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is carolo, spelled C-A-R-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1terra dura, terrão, naco de terra que não se desfaz na lavra
- 2sabugo, parte central da espiga do milho
- 3parte pouco comestível das frutas, caroço
- 4berlinde, bila, espécie de bolinha de vidro de várias cores e tamanhos, geralmente de 8 a 14 m/m de diâmetro com que jogavam as crianças na rua durante várias gerações, em particular na segunda metade do século passado
- 5nas nozes, envolta exterior, a noz verde ainda incomestível
- 6pedaço, especialmente de pão, parte superior da broa, côdea dura, pão ressesso, pão duro
- 7pão distribuído à saída dum ato religioso
- 8farinha grossa do milho
- 9inchaço ou contusão na cabeça
- 10nome dado a diferentes aves marinhas entre elas aos corvos-marinhos e araus, (ao arau-boto ou torda-mergulheira, da espécie Alca torda)
- 11na qualificação de um exame, zero
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.