modorrento
Portuguese, adjective/ˌmɔ.doˈʁẽ.tu/
modorrento is spelled M-O-D-O-R-R-E-N-T-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese, the 213,834th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modorrento is a Portuguese adjective meaning “drowsy (heavy with sleepiness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sonolento, preguiçoso”.
What does modorrento mean in English?
adjective
- 1
drowsy (heavy with sleepiness)
- 2
drowsy; dull; stupid
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sonolento, preguiçoso
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 modorrento
- modorrenta feminine
- modorrentos masculine plural
- modorrentas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modorrento?
- Brazil /ˌmɔ.doˈʁẽ.tu/
- Brazil [ˌmɔ.doˈhẽ.tu]
- /ˌmɔ.doˈʁẽ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to modorrento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modorrento in Portuguese?
modorrento appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).