nordestino
Portuguese, noun/noʁ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
nordestino is spelled N-O-R-D-E-S-T-I-N-O (10 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nordestino is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Northeast Brazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de região conhecida por nordeste”.
What does nordestino mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinenative or inhabitant of Northeast Brazil
adjective
- 1
northeastern
- 2
Brazilof, from or relating to Northeast Brazil
Todos os meus amigos são nordestinos.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de qualquer região conhecida por nordeste ou relativo a ela 2. de Nordeste, Açores, Portugal 3. da Região Nordeste do Brasil ou relativo a ela
noun: 1. natural de região conhecida por nordeste 2. natural de Nordeste 3. natural da Região Nordeste do Brasil
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 nordestino
- nordestinos plural
- nordestina feminine
- nordestinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nordestino?
- Brazil /noʁ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
- Brazil [noɦ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu]
- /noɾ.desˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nordestino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nordestino in Portuguese?
nordestino appears 4.3 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).