cobogó
Portuguese, noun/ko.boˈɡɔ/
cobogó is spelled C-O-B-O-G-Ó (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 124,583rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cobogó is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “breeze-block (perforated building block used for ventilation and letting natural light in)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elemento arquitetônico, possivelmente inspirado nos muxarabis árabes e indianos, que consiste no uso de…”.
What does cobogó mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinebreeze-block (perforated building block used for ventilation and letting natural light in)
- 2
Brazilmasculinea wall made of such blocks
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. elemento arquitetônico, possivelmente inspirado nos muxarabis árabes e indianos, que consiste no uso de tijolos ou outro tipo de bloco, feito originariamente em cimento e podendo ser também de cerâmica, vidro ou outro material, para a construção de paredes e muros, tendo por principal característica ser vazado ou com perfurações em formatos variados, de modo a permitir maior ventilação e entrada d 2. o prédio ou parte dele construído com esse elemento
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 cobogó
- cobogós plural
- combogó alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cobogó?
- Brazil /ko.boˈɡɔ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cobogó in Portuguese?
cobogó appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).