monolíngue
Portuguese, adjective
monolíngue is spelled M-O-N-O-L-Í-N-G-U-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monolíngue is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “monolingual (who only knows one language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, monolingue is a different word: “alternative form of monolíngue”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a ou que envolve apenas um idioma”.
What does monolíngue mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemonolingual (who only knows one language)
- 2
femininemasculinemonolingual (containing content in only one language)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinealternative form of monolíngue
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a ou que envolve apenas um idioma 2. que fala com fluência somente uma língua
noun: 1. aquele que fala com fluência somente uma língua
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 monolíngue
- monolingues plural
- monolíngues plural
- monolingue alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to monolíngue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monolíngue in Portuguese?
monolíngue appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).