islão
Portuguese, noun/iʒˈlɐ̃w̃/
islão is spelled I-S-L-Ã-O (5 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,458th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Islão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Islam (monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “religião dos muçulmanos; islamismo”.
What does islão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineIslam (monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. religião dos muçulmanos; islamismo 2. religião monoteísta, supostamente revelada ao profeta Maomé pelo Arcanjo Gabriel e codificada no livro sagrado denominado Alcorão ou Corão 3. o conjunto dos países islâmicos
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 islão
- islã alternative Brazil
- islame alternative
- Islam alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce islão?
- Portugal /iʒˈlɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is islão in Portuguese?
islão appears 3.0 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).