machadiano
Portuguese, noun/ma.ʃa.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/
machadiano is spelled M-A-C-H-A-D-I-A-N-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Machadiano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a scholar of the works of Machado de Assis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “admirador da obra dele ou especialista nela”.
What does machadiano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
relating to Brazilian writer Machado de Assis
noun
- 1
masculinea scholar of the works of Machado de Assis
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. característico a Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839 – 1908) ou a sua obra ou pertinente a eles
noun: 1. admirador da obra dele ou especialista nela
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 machadiano
- machadiana feminine
- machadianos masculine plural
- machadianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce machadiano?
- Brazil /ma.ʃa.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /ma.ʃaˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /mɐ.ʃɐˈdjɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is machadiano in Portuguese?
machadiano appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).