castigado
Portuguese, adjective/kas.t͡ʃiˈɡa.du/
castigado is spelled C-A-S-T-I-G-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,665th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castigado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “punished (having suffered punishment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of castigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que sofreu castigo”.
What does castigado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
punished (having suffered punishment)
- 2
grounded (confined by one’s parent as punishment)
- 3
in a bad state due to lack of care
Gramado castigado devido ao mau tempo.
- 4
completely corrected; flawless
verb
- 1
past participle of castigar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que sofreu castigo 2. maltratado 3. escarmentado 4. sobrecarregado
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 castigado
- castigada feminine
- castigados masculine plural
- castigadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castigado?
- Brazil /kas.t͡ʃiˈɡa.du/
- /kaʃ.t͡ʃiˈɡa.du/
- Portugal /kɐʃ.tiˈɡa.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is castigado in Portuguese?
castigado appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).