gago
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa.ɡu/
gago is spelled G-A-G-O (4 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gago is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “stutterer (one who stutters)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que gagueja, que se atrapalha ao falar”.
What does gago mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestutterer (one who stutters)
adjective
- 1
stuttering
- 2
Portugalclumsy (awkward, lacking coordination)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquele que gagueja, que se atrapalha ao falar
noun: 1. aquele que gagueja, que se atrapalha ao falar
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 gago
- gagos plural
- gaga feminine
- gagas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gago?
- Brazil /ˈɡa.ɡu/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.ɡu/
- Portugal [ˈɡa.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gago
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gago in Portuguese?
gago appears 1.2 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).