jesuíta
Portuguese, noun/ʒe.zuˈi.tɐ/
jesuíta is spelled J-E-S-U-Í-T-A (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jesuíta is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Jesuit (member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trata-se de algo ligado ou pertencente à Companhia de Jesus; ordem religiosa da Igreja Católica Apostólica…”.
What does jesuíta mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineJesuit (member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof the Jesuits
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pertencente à Companhia de Jesus ou a um dos seus seguidores
noun: 1. trata-se de algo ligado ou pertencente à Companhia de Jesus; ordem religiosa da Igreja Católica Apostólica Romana 2. religioso pertencente à Companhia de Jesus
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 jesuíta
- jesuítas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jesuíta?
- Brazil /ʒe.zuˈi.tɐ/
- Brazil /ʒeˈzwi.tɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɨˈzwi.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jesuíta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jesuíta in Portuguese?
jesuíta 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).