entrementes
Portuguese, adverb/ẽ.tɾeˈmẽ.t͡ʃis/
entrementes is a Portuguese adverb meaning “while” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que entremente”.
What does entrementes mean in English?
adverb
- 1
while
- 2
meanwhile; in the meantime
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. o mesmo que entremente
noun: 1. tempo intermédio 2. emmeio 3. emmentes
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 entrementes
- en.tre.men.tes canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entrementes?
- Brazil /ẽ.tɾeˈmẽ.t͡ʃis/
- Brazil /ĩ.tɾeˈmẽ.t͡ʃis/
- /ẽ.tɾeˈmẽ.t͡ʃiʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entrementes in Portuguese?
entrementes 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).