checo
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃɛ.ku/
checo is spelled C-H-E-C-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Checo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “European Portuguese standard spelling of tcheco (“Czech”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of checar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural ou que habita na Chéquia, região na Checoslováquia ocidental”.
What does checo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
European Portuguese standard spelling of tcheco (“Czech”)
noun
- 1
masculineEuropean Portuguese standard spelling of tcheco (“Czech”)
noun
- 1
masculineEuropean Portuguese standard spelling of tcheco (“Czech”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of checar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à Chéquia 2. relativo à Republica Checa
noun: 1. natural ou que habita na Chéquia, região na Checoslováquia ocidental 2. habitante ou natural da República Checa 3. idioma da República Checa
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 checo
- checa feminine
- checos masculine plural
- checas feminine plural
- tcheco alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce checo?
- Brazil /ˈʃɛ.ku/
- Portugal /ˈʃɛ.ku/
- Portugal /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to checo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is checo in Portuguese?
checo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).