lagarto
Portuguese, noun/laˈɡaʁ.tu/
lagarto is spelled L-A-G-A-R-T-O (7 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,248th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lagarto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “wall lizard (reptile of the family Lacertidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “réptil sáurio de corpo grande e quase cilíndrico, bastante ágil, inofensivo e muito útil na agricultura pela…”.
What does lagarto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewall lizard (reptile of the family Lacertidae)
- 2
colloquialmasculineany lizard (reptile of the order Squamata other than snakes)
- 3
masculinelizardfish
- 4
masculinelarge lizard, crocodile
- 5
masculinetopside (outer side of a round of beef)
- 6
Portugalderogatorymasculinea supporter, player or coach of Sporting Clube de Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. réptil sáurio de corpo grande e quase cilíndrico, bastante ágil, inofensivo e muito útil na agricultura pela grande quantidade de insetos que devora 2. certo corte de carne bovina 3. corte de carne de porco equivalente à melhor parte do lombo
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Sergipe
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 lagarto
- lagartos plural
- largato alternative pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lagarto?
- Brazil /laˈɡaʁ.tu/
- Brazil [laˈɡah.tu]
- /laˈɡaɾ.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 lagarto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lagarto in Portuguese?
lagarto 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).