dengoso
Portuguese, adjective/dẽˈɡo.zu/
dengoso is spelled D-E-N-G-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 84,550th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dengoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “seductive (of a woman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que age de forma sedutora e insinuante (diz-se especialmente da mulher)”.
What does dengoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
seductive (of a woman)
- 2
sly, cunning
- 3
sulky (of a child)
- 4
affectionate, gentle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que age de forma sedutora e insinuante (diz-se especialmente da mulher) 2. que pretende atrair as atenções por meio de gestos, roupas etc 3. que age de forma astuciosa; manhoso, ardiloso 4. efeminado, maricas, adamado
noun: 1. o mesmo que bicho-de-pé (Tunga penetrans)
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 dengoso
- dengosa feminine
- dengosos masculine plural
- dengosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dengoso?
- Brazil /dẽˈɡo.zu/
- Portugal /dẽˈɡo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dengoso in Portuguese?
dengoso appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).