latinização
Portuguese, noun/la.t͡ʃi.ni.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
latinização is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Latinization (adoption of Roman culture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tradução para o latim”.
What does latinização mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineLatinization (adoption of Roman culture)
- 2
feminineLatinization (adoption of the Latin language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tradução para o latim 2. introdução de latinismos 3. utilização de caracteres latinos em idiomas que não os usam ou usavam
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 latinização
- latinizações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce latinização?
- Brazil /la.t͡ʃi.ni.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [la.t͡ʃi.ni.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /lɐ.ti.ni.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to latinização
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is latinização in Portuguese?
latinização appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).