fato de macaco
Portuguese, noun
fato de macaco is spelled F-A-T-O-D-E-M-A-C-A-C-O (12 letters). Fato de macaco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of fato-macaco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, fato-de-macaco is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of fato de macaco; still used…”.
What does fato de macaco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of fato-macaco
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of fato de macaco; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ortografia antiga de fato de macaco
phrase: 1. o mesmo que macacão
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 de macaco
- fatos de macaco plural
- fato-de-macaco alternative
- fatos-de-macaco plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).