contragolpe
Portuguese, noun/ˌkõ.tɾaˈɡɔw.pi/
contragolpe is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-G-O-L-P-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 72,332nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contragolpe is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “counterblow (blow delivered in return of another)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does contragolpe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecounterblow (blow delivered in return of another)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of contragolpe
- contragolpes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contragolpe?
- Brazil /ˌkõ.tɾaˈɡɔw.pi/
- Brazil [ˌkõ.tɾaˈɡɔʊ̯.pi]
- Portugal /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈɡɔl.pɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contragolpe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contragolpe in Portuguese?
contragolpe appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).