defeso
Portuguese, adjective/deˈfe.zu/
defeso is spelled D-E-F-E-S-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 94,578th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Defeso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “forbidden, prohibited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “proibido, vedado”.
What does defeso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
forbidden, prohibited
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. proibido, vedado 2. defendido
noun: 1. época em que são proibidas a caça e/ou a pesca
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 defeso
- defesa feminine
- defesos masculine plural
- defesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce defeso?
- Brazil /deˈfe.zu/
- Portugal /dɨˈfe.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is defeso in Portuguese?
defeso appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).