monobloco
Portuguese, noun/mo.noˈblɔ.ku/
monobloco is spelled M-O-N-O-B-L-O-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,826th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monobloco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “monobloc (a casting made in a single piece)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does monobloco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonobloc (a casting made in a single piece)
- 2
BrazilmasculineA type of ruled paper with holes punched on the left edge, used by students to refill ring binders or as individual sheets; in the latter use case, perforations allow the left edge and its holes to be torn off.
Coordinate term: sulfite
- 3
Brazilmasculinea block or pad of this kind of paper
Esqueci meu monobloco em casa; só tenho folhas sulfite.
adjective
- 1
cast in one piece
- 2
BrazilBeing ruled and having holes punched on its left edge, with perforations that allow it to be torn off.
O professor mandou escrever a redação em folhas monobloco.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of monobloco
- monoblocos plural
- monobloca feminine
- monoblocas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monobloco?
- Brazil /mo.noˈblɔ.ku/
- Portugal /mɔ.nɔˈblɔ.ku/
- Portugal [mɔ.nɔˈβlɔ.ku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is monobloco in Portuguese?
monobloco 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).