Nero
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɛ.ɾu/
Nero is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “an excessively opulent or cruel statesman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “imperador romano que iniciou a perseguição aos cristãos, acusado de ter mandado incendiar Roma”.
What does Nero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean excessively opulent or cruel statesman
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. imperador romano que iniciou a perseguição aos cristãos, acusado de ter mandado incendiar Roma
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 Nero
- Neros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nero?
- Brazil /ˈnɛ.ɾu/
- Portugal /ˈnɛ.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nero in Portuguese?
Nero appears 3.7 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).