louro
Portuguese, noun/ˈlo(w).ɾu/
louro is spelled L-O-U-R-O (5 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,535th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Louro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “blond (fair haired person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa de cabelos desta cor”.
What does louro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblond (fair haired person)
- 2
masculineblond (pale golden brown colour)
- 3
masculinelaurel (plant)
- 4
masculinelaurel leaf, used as food
adjective
- 1
blonde (having blonde hair)
- 2
blonde (blonde coloured)
noun
- 1
masculineparrot
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que apresenta uma cor entre o dourado e o castanho
noun: 1. pessoa de cabelos desta cor
noun: 1. loureiro (planta) 2. papagaio
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 louro
- louros plural
- loura feminine
- louras feminine plural
- loiro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce louro?
- Brazil /ˈlo(w).ɾu/
- Brazil [ˈlo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ˈlo(w).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to louro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is louro in Portuguese?
louro appears 2.7 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).