fato
Portuguese, noun/ˈfa.tu/
fato is spelled F-A-T-O (4 letters) and appears 195 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 477th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fato is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a set of clothing traditionally worn together, such as a uniform or national costume” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “roupa, trajo, vestuário, vestimenta”.
What does fato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea set of clothing traditionally worn together, such as a uniform or national costume
- 2
Portugalmasculinesuit (formal clothing, male or female)
- 3
Portugalmasculineentrails (internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines)
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineBrazilian Portuguese standard form of facto
noun
- 1
masculinea small goatherd; a flock
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. roupa, trajo, vestuário, vestimenta 2. traje formal, constituído por blazer e calças ou saia (terno) 3. rebanho, manada; colectivo de cabras 4. intestino de qualquer animal; vísceras do gado
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 fato
- fatos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fato?
- Brazil /ˈfa.tu/
- Portugal /ˈfa.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 fato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fato in Portuguese?
fato appears 195 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).