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fecho

Portuguese, noun/ˈfe.ʃu/

fecho is spelled F-E-C-H-O (5 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,158th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fecho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “closure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of fechar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer objeto com que se fecha alguma coisa”.

What does fecho mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineclosure

  2. 2

    masculinezip, zipper

  3. 3

    masculinelatch

  4. 4

    masculineclasp

  5. 5

    Brazilmasculineslangclapback (witty or sarcastic retort)

    Dar um fecho em alguém.

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of fechar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. qualquer objeto com que se fecha alguma coisa 2. trinco; ferrolho 3. remate; acabamento; fim 4. conjunto que contém todos os resultados de uma operação de outro menor

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 fecho

  • fechos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fecho?

  • Brazil /ˈfe.ʃu/
  • Portugal /ˈfɐ(j).ʃu/
  • Portugal /ˈfet.ʃu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to fecho

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is fecho in Portuguese?

fecho appears 7.4 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).

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