congolês
Portuguese, noun/kõ.ɡoˈle(j)s/
congolês is spelled C-O-N-G-O-L-Ê-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,177th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congolês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Congolese (native or inhabitant of Republic of Congo)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural do Congo”.
What does congolês mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Congolese (of, from or relating to Republic of Congo)
- 2
Congolese (of, from or relating to Democratic Republic of Congo)
noun
- 1
masculineCongolese (native or inhabitant of Republic of Congo)
- 2
masculineCongolese (native or inhabitant of Democratic Republic of Congo)
noun
- 1
masculineKongo (Bantu language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. do Congo ou a ele relativo
noun: 1. natural do Congo
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 congolês
- congolesa feminine
- congoleses masculine plural
- congolesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congolês?
- Brazil /kõ.ɡoˈle(j)s/
- Brazil [kõ.ɡoˈle(ɪ̯)s]
- /kõ.ɡoˈle(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congolês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congolês in Portuguese?
congolês appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).