fajuto
Portuguese, adjective/faˈʒu.tu/
fajuto is spelled F-A-J-U-T-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 78,593rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fajuto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “tacky (of low quality)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de má qualidade”.
What does fajuto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilcolloquialtacky (of low quality)
- 2
Brazilcolloquialfake; false; falsified
- 3
Brazilcolloquialuntrustworthy (of a person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de má qualidade 2. falso
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 fajuto
- fajuta feminine
- fajutos masculine plural
- fajutas feminine plural
- farjuto alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fajuto?
- Brazil /faˈʒu.tu/
- Portugal /fɐˈʒu.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fajuto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fajuto in Portuguese?
fajuto appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).