colonista
Portuguese, noun/ko.loˈnis.tɐ/
colonista is spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-S-T-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese, the 227,016th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colonista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “colonialist (specialist in colonial affairs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “especialista em assuntos coloniais; colonial”.
What does colonista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecolonialist (specialist in colonial affairs)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. especialista em assuntos coloniais; colonial.
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 colonista
- colonistas plural
- co.lo.nis.ta canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colonista?
- Brazil /ko.loˈnis.tɐ/
- /ko.loˈniʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ku.luˈniʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is colonista in Portuguese?
colonista appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).