covo
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɔ.vu/
covo is spelled C-O-V-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Covo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pot (trap used for fishing crabs and lobsters)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cesto para pescar nos rios; cesto que resguarda à galinha que está chocando”.
What does covo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepot (trap used for fishing crabs and lobsters)
adjective
- 1
concave
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. fundo 2. côncavo
noun: 1. cesto para pescar nos rios; cesto que resguarda à galinha que está chocando 2. prato fundo
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 covo
- covos plural
- cova feminine
- covas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce covo?
- Brazil /ˈkɔ.vu/
- Brazil /ˈko.vu/
- Portugal /ˈkɔ.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to covo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is covo in Portuguese?
covo appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).