chifrudo
Portuguese, noun/ʃiˈfɾu.du/
chifrudo is spelled C-H-I-F-R-U-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 65,361st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chifrudo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cuckold (man who has an unfaithful partner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que tem chifres”.
What does chifrudo mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinecuckold (man who has an unfaithful partner)
- 2
masculinethe Devil; Satan
adjective
- 1
big- or long-horned
- 2
who is a cuckold; who has been cheated by their spouse
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem chifres 2. diz-se daquele que é traído pela esposa ou namorada
noun: 1. o que tem chifres 2. homem que é traído pela esposa ou namorada 3. ônibus elétrico 4. pepino africano (Cucumis metuliferus)
noun: 1. o Diabo (Lúcifer na crença judaico-cristã)
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 chifrudo
- chifrudos plural
- chifruda feminine
- chifrudas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chifrudo?
- Brazil /ʃiˈfɾu.du/
- Portugal /ʃiˈfɾu.du/
- Portugal [ʃiˈfɾu.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chifrudo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chifrudo in Portuguese?
chifrudo 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).