falou
Portuguese, interjection/faˈlo(w)/
falou is spelled F-A-L-O-U (5 letters) and appears 110 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 889th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Falou is a Portuguese interjection meaning “see you; bye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular preterite indicative of falar; "he/she/it spoke". The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tchau, até logo”.
What does falou mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Brazilsee you; bye
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of falar; "he/she/it spoke"
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. tchau, até logo 2. expressa o desejo de saber-se requeridamente se há concordância, aceitação e/ou confirmação afirmatória positiva a uma proposição ou a um entendimento 3. expressa concordância, aceitação e/ou confirmação afirmatória positiva a uma proposição ou a um entendimento
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 falou
- falou! canonical
- flw alternative Brazil Internet
- falow alternative Brazil Internet
- falows alternative Brazil Internet
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce falou?
- Brazil /faˈlo(w)/
- Brazil [faˈlo(ʊ̯)]
- Portugal /fɐˈlo(w)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is falou in Portuguese?
falou appears 110 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).