goês
Portuguese, noun/ɡoˈe(j)s/
goês is spelled G-O-Ê-S (4 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 95,562nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Goês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Goan (person from Goa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de Goa”.
What does goês mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Goan (of or relating to Goa)
noun
- 1
masculineGoan (person from Goa)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de Goa
noun: 1. natural de Goa
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 goês
- goesa feminine
- goeses masculine plural
- goesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce goês?
- Brazil /ɡoˈe(j)s/
- Brazil [ɡoˈe(ɪ̯)s]
- /ɡoˈe(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to goês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is goês in Portuguese?
goês appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).