externo
Portuguese, noun/isˈtɛʁ.nu/
externo is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-O (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,384th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Externo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “exterior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of externar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que está do lado de fora”.
What does externo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
outside of; external
noun
- 1
masculineexterior
- 2
masculineday student (not a boarder)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of externar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está do lado de fora 2. relativo a um ou mais países estrangeiros 3. no exterior ou direcionado a um órgão ou algum outro acidente anatômico 4. diz-se do medicamento que se aplica sobre o corpo
noun: 1. aquilo que está do lado de fora 2. aluno que não mora dentro da instituição de ensino
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 externo
- externa feminine
- externos masculine plural
- externas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce externo?
- Brazil /isˈtɛʁ.nu/
- Brazil [isˈtɛɦ.nu]
- Brazil /esˈtɛʁ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to externo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is externo in Portuguese?
externo appears 12 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).