leste
Portuguese, noun/ˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/
leste is spelled L-E-S-T-E (5 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,045th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leste is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “east (compass point)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a second-person singular preterite indicative of ler. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um dos pontos cardeais, oposto ao oeste, equivalente ao lado direito”.
What does leste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineeast (compass point)
verb
- 1
second-person singular preterite indicative of ler
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. um dos pontos cardeais, oposto ao oeste, equivalente ao lado direito
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 leste
- lestes plural
- lêste alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leste?
- Brazil /ˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/
- /ˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈlɛʃ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leste in Portuguese?
leste appears 93 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).