março
Portuguese, noun
março is spelled M-A-R-Ç-O (5 letters) and appears 195 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 477th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Março is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “March” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its cedilla, marco is a different word: “boundary-post”. With a capital, Março is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “terceiro mês do ano civil, tendo 31 dias”.
What does março mean in English?
noun
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masculineMarch
noun
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masculineboundary-post
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masculinemark (indication for reference or measurement)
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masculinelandmark
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masculinean important event, a milestone; a turning point
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masculinedoorframe, window frame
noun
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masculinemarco, Portuguese mark, a traditional unit of mass, usually equal to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver
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masculinemark, other similar half-pound units in other measurement systems
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masculinemark, a former German currency
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masculinemarkka, a former Finnish currency
noun
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masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of março; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of marcar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vide março
noun: 1. terceiro mês do ano civil, tendo 31 dias
noun: 1. sinal de demarcação que se põe nos limites territoriais 2. coluna, pirâmide, etc para assinalar um local ou acontecimento 3. fronteira, limite 4. guarnição fixa de portas e janelas
noun: 1. antiga divisa alemã e finlandesa; foram substituídas pelo euro
noun: 1. prenome masculino, variante de Marcos 2. município brasileiro do estado do Ceará
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 março
- marços plural
- mar. alternative abbreviation
- Março alternative
- marcos plural
- Marços plural
- Marcos
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to março
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is março in Portuguese?
março appears 195 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).