catequista
Portuguese, noun/ka.teˈkis.tɐ/
catequista is spelled C-A-T-E-Q-U-I-S-T-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catequista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “catechist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que catequiza, que ministra preceitos de doutrina religiosa em aulas de catecismo ou faz trabalhos de…”.
What does catequista mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. que catequiza, que ministra preceitos de doutrina religiosa em aulas de catecismo ou faz trabalhos de catequese 2. indivíduo que obedece fielmente às normas ou regras prescritas por uma seita, sistema, escola filosófica, doutrina religiosa etc. 3. que alicia ou tenta persuadir alguém quanto a uma doutrina, filosofia, ideal político etc.
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 catequista
- catequistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catequista?
- Brazil /ka.teˈkis.tɐ/
- /ka.teˈkiʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to catequista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is catequista in Portuguese?
catequista appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).