mangusto
Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃ˈɡus.tu/
mangusto is spelled M-A-N-G-U-S-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 123,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mangusto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of manguço” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mamífero carnívoro da família Herpestidae, de nome científico Herpestes ichneumon (mangusto‑egípcio) ou…”.
What does mangusto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of manguço
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mamífero carnívoro da família Herpestidae, de nome científico Herpestes ichneumon (mangusto‑egípcio) ou outras espécies do género Herpestes, caracterizado pelo corpo alongado, pernas curtas, cauda comprida e comportamento ágil, encontrado principalmente na África e na Ásia
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 mangusto
- mangustos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mangusto?
- Brazil /mɐ̃ˈɡus.tu/
- /mɐ̃ˈɡuʃ.tu/
- Portugal /mɐ̃ˈɡuʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mangusto in Portuguese?
mangusto appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).