cristão-velho
Portuguese, noun/kɾisˌtɐ̃w̃ˈvɛ.ʎu/
cristão-velho is spelled C-R-I-S-T-Ã-O-V-E-L-H-O (12 letters). Cristão-velho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a Christian of non-Jewish descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cristão-velho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea Christian of non-Jewish descent
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cristão-velho
- cristãos-velhos plural
- cristã-velha feminine
- cristãs-velhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cristão-velho?
- Brazil /kɾisˌtɐ̃w̃ˈvɛ.ʎu/
- Brazil [kɾisˌtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈvɛ.ʎu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.