dodói
Portuguese, noun/doˈdɔj/
dodói is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “owie (a minor injury)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “doença”.
What does dodói mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculineowie (a minor injury)
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculineache
- 3
Brazilcolloquialmasculineillness
adjective
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfemininemasculinehurt; wounded
- 2
Brazilcolloquialfemininemasculinesick (in poor health)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. doente 2. enfermo 3. machucado 4. que ressente-se e se melindra muito facilmente
noun: 1. doença 2. dor 3. machucado
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 dodói
- dodóis plural
- dói-dói alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dodói?
- Brazil /doˈdɔj/
- Brazil [doˈdɔɪ̯]
- Brazil /dɔˈdɔj/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dodói
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dodói in Portuguese?
dodói appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).