esquerdopata
Portuguese, noun/is.keʁ.doˈpa.tɐ/
esquerdopata is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-R-D-O-P-A-T-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese, the 138,138th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esquerdopata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a left-wing extremist; tankie; wokescold; SJW (person who is fanatical about left-wing ideals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “defensor obstinado da esquerda política, segundo seus detratores”.
What does esquerdopata mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineleft-wing extremist; fanatic about left-wing ideals
Coordinate term: direitopata
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineleftist (to any degree)
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinea left-wing extremist; tankie; wokescold; SJW (person who is fanatical about left-wing ideals)
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinea leftist (regardless of ideological fervour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. defensor obstinado da esquerda política, segundo seus detratores 2. partidário de uma forma extrema de igualitarismo, que o economista Ludwig von Mises denominou "complexo de Fourier"
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 esquerdopata
- esquerdopatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esquerdopata?
- Brazil /is.keʁ.doˈpa.tɐ/
- Brazil [is.keɦ.doˈpa.tɐ]
- Brazil /es.keʁ.doˈpa.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is esquerdopata in Portuguese?
esquerdopata appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).