miliciano
Portuguese, noun/mi.li.siˈɐ̃.nu/
miliciano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “militiaman (member of a militia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does miliciano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemilitiaman (member of a militia)
- 2
Brazilmasculinea member of any of a number of Mafia-like groups that control slums in Rio de Janeiro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of miliciano
- milicianos plural
- miliciana feminine
- milicianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miliciano?
- Brazil /mi.li.siˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /mi.liˈsjɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /mɨ.liˈsjɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miliciano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miliciano in Portuguese?
miliciano appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).