fluminense
Portuguese, noun/flu.miˈnẽ.si/
fluminense is spelled F-L-U-M-I-N-E-N-S-E (10 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fluminense is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (not the city itself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural ou habitante do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, incluindo sua capital”.
What does fluminense mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof, from or relating to the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (not the city itself)
a capital fluminense
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (not the city itself)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pertencente ou relativo ao rio; fluvial 2. relativo ou pertencente ao Estado do Rio de Janeiro 3. natural de Babahoyo, capital da província de Los Ríos, Equador
noun: 1. natural ou habitante do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, incluindo sua capital 2. torcedor do Fluminense Football Club, da cidade do Rio de Janeiro 3. natural de Babahoyo, capital da província de Los Ríos, Equador
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 fluminense
- fluminenses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fluminense?
- Brazil /flu.miˈnẽ.si/
- Portugal /flu.miˈnẽ.sɨ/
- /flu.mi.ˈnẽj.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fluminense in Portuguese?
fluminense appears 28 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).