-ito
Portuguese, suffix/ˈi.tu/
-ito is spelled I-T-O (3 letters). -ito is a Portuguese masculine suffix meaning “forms diminutives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “comunica o sentido diminutivo”.
What does -ito mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineforms diminutives
burro (“donkey”) + -ito → burrito (“small donkey”)
suffix
- 1
forms diminutives
caro (“expensive”) + -ito → carito (“a bit expensive”)
suffix
- 1
masculine-ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. comunica o sentido diminutivo 2. comunica a ideia de rocha
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.
How do you pronounce -ito?
- Brazil /ˈi.tu/
- Portugal /ˈi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -ito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.