esmalte
Portuguese, noun/izˈmaw.t͡ʃi/
esmalte is spelled E-S-M-A-L-T-E (7 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,620th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esmalte is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nail polish, nail varnish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of esmaltar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “camada vítrea que se aplica sobre objetos de metal, de porcelana, etc”.
What does esmalte mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinenail polish, nail varnish
- 2
masculineenamel (covering on teeth)
- 3
masculineglaze (coating on pottery)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. camada vítrea que se aplica sobre objetos de metal, de porcelana, etc 2. revestimento que protege a coroa dos dentes 3. tinta brilhante 4. tinta com a qual se pinta a unhas
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 esmalte
- esmaltes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esmalte?
- Brazil /izˈmaw.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [izˈmaʊ̯.t͡ʃi]
- Brazil /ezˈmaw.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esmalte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esmalte in Portuguese?
esmalte appears 4.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).