neto
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɛ.tu/
neto is spelled N-E-T-O (4 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “grandson, male grandchild” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “filho do filho ou filha”.
What does neto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegrandson, male grandchild
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nítido, limpo 2. liso
adjective: 1. respeitante ao produto desconsiderando qualquer outra coisa que eventualmente venha ou esteja a servir-lhe de embalagem, contêiner ou invólucro
noun: 1. filho do filho ou filha 2. nas touradas, cavaleiro que transmite ordens 3. copo 4. espigo de couve, de couve-galega
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 neto
- netos plural
- neta feminine
- netas feminine plural
- netinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neto?
- Brazil /ˈnɛ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈnɛ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neto in Portuguese?
neto appears 36 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).