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germano

Portuguese, noun/ʒeʁˈmɐ̃.nu/

germano is spelled G-E-R-M-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,222nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Germano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “German (member of a Germanic tribe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da Germânia (Alemanha) ou seu habitante”.

What does germano mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineGerman (member of a Germanic tribe)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebrother-german (a brother with the same mother and father)

    Coordinate term: meio-irmão

adjective

  1. 1

    legitimate; genuine

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo ao povo da Germânia (Alemanha), a sua língua ou a sua cultura

noun: 1. natural da Germânia (Alemanha) ou seu habitante

prefix: 1. germano

noun: 1. prenome masculino

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 germano

  • germanos plural
  • germana feminine
  • germanas feminine plural
  • ger.ma.no- canonical

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

How do you pronounce germano?

  • Brazil /ʒeʁˈmɐ̃.nu/
  • Brazil [ʒeɦˈmɐ̃.nu]
  • /ʒeɾˈmɐ̃.nu/

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

English words that translate to germano

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

How common is germano in Portuguese?

germano appears 2.3 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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