espalhafatoso
Portuguese, adjective/is.pa.ʎa.faˈto.zu/
espalhafatoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “gaudy (very showy or ornamented)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que faz espalhafato”.
What does espalhafatoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gaudy (very showy or ornamented)
- 2
boisterous
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que faz espalhafato 2. feito com espalhafato
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 espalhafatoso
- espalhafatosa feminine
- espalhafatosos masculine plural
- espalhafatosas 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 espalhafatoso?
- Brazil /is.pa.ʎa.faˈto.zu/
- Brazil /es.pa.ʎa.faˈto.zu/
- /iʃ.pa.ʎa.faˈto.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espalhafatoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espalhafatoso in Portuguese?
espalhafatoso appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).