dominicano
Portuguese, noun/do.mi.niˈkɐ̃.nu/
dominicano is spelled D-O-M-I-N-I-C-A-N-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dominicano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Dominican (member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “religioso membro da Ordem Dominicana (também conhecida por Ordem dos Dominicanos ou Ordem dos Pregadores)”.
What does dominicano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Dominican (relating to St. Dominic or his religious order)
- 2
Dominican (of or relating to the Dominican Republic)
noun
- 1
masculineDominican (member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic)
- 2
masculineDominican (person from the Dominican Republic)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à Domingos de Gusmão (São Domingos de Gusmão ou apenas São Domingos) 2. da Ordem Dominicana 3. de ou relativo ao município de São Domingos, GO 4. próprio da República Dominicana ou do seu povo
noun: 1. religioso membro da Ordem Dominicana (também conhecida por Ordem dos Dominicanos ou Ordem dos Pregadores) 2. natural ou habitante de São Domingos, GO 3. natural ou habitante da República Dominicana
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 dominicano
- dominicana feminine
- dominicanos masculine plural
- dominicanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dominicano?
- Brazil /do.mi.niˈkɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /du.mi.niˈkɐ.nu/
- Portugal /du.mi.niˈka.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dominicano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dominicano in Portuguese?
dominicano appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).