couto
Portuguese, noun/ˈko(w).tu/
couto is spelled C-O-U-T-O (5 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Couto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “reserve (enclosed area of land)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar imune, onde os oficiais da lei não podem entrar”.
What does couto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereserve (enclosed area of land)
- 2
masculineshelter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar imune, onde os oficiais da lei não podem entrar 2. refúgio 3. ajuntamento do povo, reunião
noun: 1. sobrenome de família da onomástica da língua portuguesa; proveniente de lugares que tinham a denominação de couto, propriedade de terra com privilégios de uso exclusivo do dono
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 couto
- coutos plural
- coito alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce couto?
- Brazil /ˈko(w).tu/
- Brazil [ˈko(ʊ̯).tu]
- Portugal /ˈko(w).tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is couto in Portuguese?
couto appears 6.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).