lesto
Portuguese, adjective/ˈlɛs.tu/
lesto is spelled L-E-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese, the 201,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lesto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “agile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ligeiro; ágil”.
What does lesto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
agile
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ligeiro; ágil 2. rápido 3. ativo; desembaraçado 4. aliviado
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 lesto
- lesta feminine
- lestos masculine plural
- lestas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lesto?
- Brazil /ˈlɛs.tu/
- /ˈlɛʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lesto in Portuguese?
lesto appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).