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esquete

Portuguese, noun/isˈkɛ.t͡ʃi/

esquete is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,308th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esquete is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sketch (short musical, dramatic or literary work or idea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “esboço de uma história”.

What does esquete mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfemininemasculinesketch (short musical, dramatic or literary work or idea)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. esboço de uma história 2. um dos muitos segmentos de uma produção para o cinema, TV, rádio ou teatro

noun: 1. encenação, geralmente de curta duração e conteúdo humorístico, representada em xou, peças de teatro e programas televisivos e de auditório

noun: 1. esboço

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 esquete

  • esquetes plural
  • sketch alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce esquete?

  • Brazil /isˈkɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • Brazil /esˈkɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • /iʃˈkɛ.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 esquete

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is esquete in Portuguese?

esquete appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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