neocolonialismo
Portuguese, noun/ˌnɛ.o.ko.lo.ni.aˈliz.mu/
neocolonialismo is spelled N-E-O-C-O-L-O-N-I-A-L-I-S-M-O (15 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 118,367th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neocolonialismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “neocolonialism (control of other countries by the use of economic, political and cultural dominance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “predomínio econômico, político e/ou cultural de um país desenvolvido e geralmente historicamente colonizador…”.
What does neocolonialismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneocolonialism (control of other countries by the use of economic, political and cultural dominance)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. predomínio econômico, político e/ou cultural de um país desenvolvido e geralmente historicamente colonizador sobre outro, menos desenvolvido e geralmente historicamente colonizado
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 neocolonialismo
- neocolonialismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neocolonialismo?
- Brazil /ˌnɛ.o.ko.lo.ni.aˈliz.mu/
- Brazil /ˌnɛ.o.ko.lo.njaˈliz.mu/
- /ˌnɛ.o.ko.lo.ni.aˈliʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neocolonialismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neocolonialismo in Portuguese?
neocolonialismo appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).