gado
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa.du/
gado is spelled G-A-D-O (4 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cattle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de animais (bois, carneiros, cabritos, cavalos etc.) criados para diversos fins”.
What does gado mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecattle
- 2
derogatorymasculineminion, simp
- 3
derogatorymasculinethe manipulated masses, sheeple
- 4
derogatorymasculinecuckold, in allusion to corno
- 5
Brazilderogatorymasculineslangpolitical supporter of former president Jair Messias Bolsonaro
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryinformaleasily led by others or by the common sense; manipulable
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de animais (bois, carneiros, cabritos, cavalos etc.) criados para diversos fins 2. conjunto de prostitutas 3. pessoa que aceita abusos e humilhações de alguém por quem tenha interesse sexual, na esperança de ser recompensado com sexo 4. pessoa que se submete aos caprichos do seu par romântico sem questionar e/ou ter seus desejos atendidos na mesma proporção
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 gado
- gados plural
- gando alternative dialectal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gado?
- Brazil /ˈɡa.du/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.du/
- Portugal [ˈɡa.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gado in Portuguese?
gado appears 14 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).