multilateral
Portuguese, adjective/muw.t͡ʃi.la.teˈɾaw/
multilateral is spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,050th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Multilateral is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “multilateral (having many sides or points of view)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se realiza com a intervenção de várias partes (instituições, países, etc.)”.
What does multilateral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemultilateral (having many sides or points of view)
- 2
femininemasculinemultilateral (involving more than one party)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se realiza com a intervenção de várias partes (instituições, países, etc.) 2. (figura) que tem mais de quatro lados; multilátero
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 multilateral
- multilaterais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce multilateral?
- Brazil /muw.t͡ʃi.la.teˈɾaw/
- Brazil [muʊ̯.t͡ʃi.la.teˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /mul.ti.lɐ.tɨˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to multilateral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is multilateral in Portuguese?
multilateral appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).