gostoso
Portuguese, adjective/ɡosˈto.zu/
gostoso is spelled G-O-S-T-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,969th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gostoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “tasty, tasteful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem gosto bom”.
What does gostoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tasty, tasteful
Este vinho é gostoso.
- 2
pleasing, pleasant, agreeable
Andar pela orla da praia é tão gostoso.
- 3
Brazilcolloquialattractive, hot, sexy
Fiquei com um cara bem gostoso ontem à noite.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem gosto bom 2. pessoa de corpo muito atraente
adverb: 1. em alto grau, de forma intensa
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 gostoso
- gostosa feminine
- gostosos masculine plural
- gostosas feminine plural
- mais gostoso comparative
- o mais gostoso superlative
- gostosíssimo superlative
- gostosinho diminutive
- gostosão augmentative
- metaphonic augmentative
- mais gostosa comparative feminine singular
- mais gostosos comparative masculine plural
- mais gostosas comparative feminine plural
- gostosíssima feminine singular superlative
- gostosíssimos masculine plural superlative
- gostosíssimas feminine plural superlative
- gostosona augmentative feminine singular
- gostosões augmentative masculine plural
- gostosonas augmentative feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gostoso?
- Brazil /ɡosˈto.zu/
- /ɡoʃˈto.zu/
- Portugal /ɡuʃˈto.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gostoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gostoso in Portuguese?
gostoso appears 21 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).