novo
Portuguese, noun/ˈno.vu/
novo is spelled N-O-V-O (4 letters) and appears 646 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 136th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Novo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “new ideas or things; novelties” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “com qualidade de novo”.
What does novo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
recently made or created
É uma casa nova.
- 2
not previously worn or used
Comprei um carro novo.
- 3
recently discovered
As novas ruínas vão ser úteis para os arqueólogos.
- 4
new (about to begin or recently begun)
Ano novo.
- 5
young
Ele é demasiado novo para assistir isso.
- 6
original (fresh; different)
Ideias novas para tempos novos.
noun
- 1
masculinenew ideas or things; novelties
O novo me assusta.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. com pouco tempo de existência 2. adicional 3. moderno 4. recente, atual
noun: 1. com qualidade de novo 2. (no plural) as novas pessoas 3. (no plural) os incipientes, os que começam a revelar-se (artistas, literatos, etc.)
abbreviation: 1. Partido Novo
abbreviation: 1. Partido Novo
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 novo
- nova feminine
- novos masculine plural
- novas feminine plural
- mais novo comparative
- o mais novo superlative
- novíssimo superlative
- metaphonic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce novo?
- Brazil /ˈno.vu/
- Portugal /ˈno.vu/
- Portugal /ˈno.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to novo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is novo in Portuguese?
novo appears 646 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).