catchup
Portuguese, noun/ˌkɛt͡ʃˈʃu.pi/
catchup is spelled C-A-T-C-H-U-P (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,596th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catchup is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of ketchup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “molho saboroso preparado com cogumelos, tomate e vinagre”.
What does catchup mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of ketchup
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. molho saboroso preparado com cogumelos, tomate e vinagre
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 catchup
- catchups plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catchup?
- Brazil /ˌkɛt͡ʃˈʃu.pi/
- Brazil /ˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈʃu.pi/
- Portugal /kɛtˈʃɐ.pɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is catchup in Portuguese?
catchup 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).