nado
Portuguese, noun/ˈna.du/
nado is spelled N-A-D-O (4 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,222nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “swim (the act or an instance of swimming)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of nascer. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de nadar”.
What does nado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
born (given birth to)
noun
- 1
masculineswim (the act or an instance of swimming)
- 2
masculineswimming (the sport of swimming)
- 3
Brazilmasculinestroke (a particular style of swimming)
nado de costas
verb
- 1
datedpast participle of nascer
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of nadar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nascido, nato
noun: 1. ato de nadar 2. prática desportiva que envolvem o deslocamento na água
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 nado
- nada feminine
- nados masculine plural
- nadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nado?
- Brazil /ˈna.du/
- Portugal /ˈna.du/
- Portugal [ˈna.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nado in Portuguese?
nado appears 2.3 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).