hamster
Portuguese, noun
hamster is spelled H-A-M-S-T-E-R (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hamster is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, hámster is a different word: “alternative spelling of hamster”. With an accent, hâmster is a different word: “alternative spelling of hamster”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ver hámster, hâmster”.
What does hamster mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of hamster
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of hamster
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno mamífero roedor de cauda curta, com bolsas nas bochechas que usa para acumular comida
noun: 1. ver hámster, hâmster
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 hamster
- hamsters plural
- hámster alternative Portugal
- hâmster alternative Brazil
- hámsteres plural
- hámsters plural
- hâmsteres plural
- hâmsters plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hamster
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hamster in Portuguese?
hamster appears 1.7 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).