norte-americano
Portuguese, noun/ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
norte-americano is spelled N-O-R-T-E-A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-O (14 letters). Norte-americano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “American (someone from the United States)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da América do Norte”.
What does norte-americano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
American (of or relating to the United States)
- 2
North American (of or relating to North America)
noun
- 1
masculineAmerican (someone from the United States)
- 2
masculineNorth American (someone from North America)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da América do Norte 2. dos Estados Unidos
noun: 1. natural da América do Norte 2. natural dos Estados Unidos
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 norte-americano
- norte-americana feminine
- norte-americanos masculine plural
- norte-americanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce norte-americano?
- Brazil /ˌnɔʁ.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil [ˌnɔh.t͡ʃi.a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.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 norte-americano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.