ciumento
Portuguese, adjective/siwˈmẽ.tu/
ciumento is spelled C-I-U-M-E-N-T-O (8 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,941st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ciumento is a Portuguese adjective meaning “jealous (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “com medo de ser substituído em posição ou em afeição”.
What does ciumento mean in English?
adjective
- 1
jealous (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
- 2
jealous (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que sente ciúmes
adjective: 1. com medo de ser substituído em posição ou em afeição
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 ciumento
- ciumenta feminine
- ciumentos masculine plural
- ciumentas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ciumento?
- Brazil /siwˈmẽ.tu/
- Brazil [siʊ̯ˈmẽ.tu]
- Portugal /siwˈmẽ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ciumento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ciumento in Portuguese?
ciumento appears 2.4 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).