cartuxo
Portuguese, noun/kaʁˈtu.ʃu/
cartuxo is spelled C-A-R-T-U-X-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written Portuguese, the 174,701st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cartuxo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Carthusian (member of the Order of Carthusians)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “religioso que pertence à ordem cartuxa; cartusiano”.
What does cartuxo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineCarthusian (member of the Order of Carthusians)
- 2
masculinea recluse
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to the Carthusians.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à ordem cartuxa; cartusiano
noun: 1. religioso que pertence à ordem cartuxa; cartusiano
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 cartuxo
- cartuxos plural
- cartuxa feminine
- cartuxas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cartuxo?
- Brazil /kaʁˈtu.ʃu/
- Brazil [kahˈtu.ʃu]
- /kaɾˈtu.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cartuxo in Portuguese?
cartuxo appears about once in every 37 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).