homo
Portuguese, adjective/ˈõ.mu/
homo is spelled H-O-M-O (4 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,248th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Homo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “homosexual (involving or relating to homosexuals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does homo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatoryhomosexual (involving or relating to homosexuals)
prefix
- 1
homo- (same; identical)
- 2
homo- (relating to homosexuals)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. igualdade
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 homo
- ho.mo- canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce homo?
- Brazil /ˈõ.mu/
- Portugal /ˈɔ.mɔ/
- Brazil /ˌõ.mo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to homo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is homo in Portuguese?
homo appears 3.3 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).