celeste
Portuguese, adjective/seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/
celeste is spelled C-E-L-E-S-T-E (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Celeste is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “celestial (relating to the sky)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao céu”.
What does celeste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecelestial (relating to the sky)
- 2
femininemasculinecelestial (relating to space)
- 3
femininemasculineheavenly (relating to heaven)
- 4
femininemasculinesky blue (of a pale blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao céu 2. que está no céu ou faz parte do céu 3. relativo a Deus 4. relativo ao Paraíso
noun: 1. prenome feminino
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 celeste
- celestes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce celeste?
- Brazil /seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/
- /seˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to celeste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is celeste in Portuguese?
celeste appears 5.5 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).