decote
Portuguese, noun/deˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/
decote is spelled D-E-C-O-T-E (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,561st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Decote is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “the act of cutting or trimming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of decotar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “abertura na parte superior da blusa, por onde passa a cabeça”.
What does decote mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe act of cutting or trimming
- 2
masculineneck, neckline; décolletage
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. abertura na parte superior da blusa, por onde passa a cabeça 2. ato ou efeito de decotar
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 decote
- decotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce decote?
- Brazil /deˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /dɨˈkɔ.tɨ/
- Portugal /dɨ.ˈkɔ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to decote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is decote in Portuguese?
decote appears 1.9 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).