matuto
Portuguese, noun/maˈtu.tu/
matuto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “woodlands dweller; woodlander; bushman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of matutar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa de pouco conhecimento, típica da roça”.
What does matuto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sylvan; sylvatic
- 2
Brazilrustic; peasantish; rural
- 3
Brazilderogatoryyokelish
- 4
Brazilshy; reserved; bashful; mousy
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- 5
maniacal
- 6
informalwily; cunning; sly
noun
- 1
masculinewoodlands dweller; woodlander; bushman
- 2
Brazilmasculinea rustic; countryman; peasant
- 3
Brazilderogatorymasculineyokel; country bumpkin; hillbilly
- 4
Brazilmasculinea reserved person; shybie; mouse
- 5
masculinea maniac
- 6
informalmasculinea wily person; a fox
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of matutar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa de pouco conhecimento, típica da roça
noun: 1. pessoa de pouco conhecimento, típica da roça
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 matuto
- matuta feminine
- matutos masculine plural
- matutas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matuto?
- Brazil /maˈtu.tu/
- Portugal /mɐˈtu.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is matuto in Portuguese?
matuto appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).