fedegoso
Portuguese, noun/fe.deˈɡo.zu/
fedegoso is spelled F-E-D-E-G-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written Portuguese, the 172,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fedegoso is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “vernacular name of many plants in the family Fabaceae, particular in the genera Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista, characterized by their…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum a diversas plantas leguminosas-cesalpiniáceas do gênero Cassia; acácia”.
What does fedegoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
smelly (that smells bad)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinevernacular name of many plants in the family Fabaceae, particular in the genera Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista, characterized by their foul smell
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. fedido, fétido
noun: 1. nome comum a diversas plantas leguminosas-cesalpiniáceas do gênero Cassia; acácia 2. borragem-brava (Heliotropium indicum)
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 fedegoso
- fedegosa feminine
- fedegosos masculine plural
- fedegosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fedegoso?
- Brazil /fe.deˈɡo.zu/
- Portugal /fɨ.dɨˈɡo.zu/
- Portugal [fɨ.ðɨˈɣo.zu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fedegoso in Portuguese?
fedegoso appears about once in every 36 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).