gorgorão
Portuguese, noun/ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/
gorgorão is spelled G-O-R-G-O-R-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written Portuguese, the 251,849th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gorgorão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “grosgrain (silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tecido encorpado de seda ou lã”.
What does gorgorão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegrosgrain (silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs)
- 2
masculinegrosgrain (ribbon of grosgrain fabric)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tecido encorpado de seda ou lã
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 gorgorão
- gorgorões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gorgorão?
- Brazil /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ɡoɦ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ɡoɾ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gorgorão in Portuguese?
gorgorão appears about once in every 85 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).