monsenhor
Portuguese, noun/mõ.sẽˈɲoʁ/
monsenhor is spelled M-O-N-S-E-N-H-O-R (9 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,810th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monsenhor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Monsignor (ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “título honorífico concedido pelo papa a alguns oficiais eclesiásticos como e também a sacerdotes vivendo…”.
What does monsenhor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineMonsignor (ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope)
- 2
masculine(Granatina granatina) African bird, of the Estrildidae family, endemic to tropical and subtropical regions. It grows to about 14 centimetres in length and has a reddish beak, long tail and rufous plumage, with violet cheeks and blue feathers in the uropygial area
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. título honorífico concedido pelo papa a alguns oficiais eclesiásticos como e também a sacerdotes vivendo longe do Vaticano
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 monsenhor
- monsenhores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monsenhor?
- Brazil /mõ.sẽˈɲoʁ/
- Brazil [mõ.sẽˈj̃oh]
- /mõ.sẽˈɲoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monsenhor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monsenhor in Portuguese?
monsenhor appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).