culto
Portuguese, noun/ˈkuw.tu/
culto is spelled C-U-L-T-O (5 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,707th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Culto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “worship (religious ceremony that expresses devotion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “adoração ou homenagem a uma divindade qualquer”.
What does culto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
learned (having much learning)
noun
- 1
masculineworship (religious ceremony that expresses devotion)
- 2
masculinecult; sect
- 3
masculinecult (devotion to a saint)
- 4
derogatorymasculinenonstandardcult (group or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se cultivou 2. pessoa que tem cultura; instruído, letrado 3. adiantado em civilização; civilizado
noun: 1. adoração ou homenagem a uma divindade qualquer 2. veneração; adoração 3. forma externa da religião
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 culto
- culta feminine
- cultos masculine plural
- cultas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce culto?
- Brazil /ˈkuw.tu/
- Brazil [ˈkuʊ̯.tu]
- Portugal /ˈkul.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to culto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is culto in Portuguese?
culto appears 17 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).