colono
Portuguese, noun/koˈlõ.nu/
colono is spelled C-O-L-O-N-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colono is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “colonist (a founder or member of a colony)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitante da colônia”.
What does colono mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecolonist (a founder or member of a colony)
- 2
Brazilmasculinean immigrant farmer, especially from a European country
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. habitante da colônia 2. aquele que habita local que não é sua pátria; povoador 3. aquele que cultiva terra alheia mediante salário
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 colono
- colonos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colono?
- Brazil /koˈlõ.nu/
- Portugal /kuˈlo.nu/
- Portugal /ku.ˈlo.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colono
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colono in Portuguese?
colono 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).