grampo
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/
grampo is spelled G-R-A-M-P-O (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,925th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grampo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “clamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prego sem cabeça, com curva em formato de U”.
What does grampo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclamp
- 2
Brazilmasculineclip, staple, holdfast (U-shaped)
- 3
masculineslangbug (electronic listening device)
- 4
Brazilmasculineslanghandcuff
- 5
Brazilmasculinehairpin
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prego sem cabeça, com curva em formato de U 2. pequena peça metálica com duas hastes, usada para prender os cabelos 3. peça utilizada para prender folhas de papel 4. peça de metal que, em construções, segura a peça que está sendo trabalhada
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 grampo
- grampos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grampo?
- Brazil /ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/
- Portugal /ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grampo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grampo in Portuguese?
grampo appears 1.5 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).