obsequioso
Portuguese, adjective/ob.ze.kiˈo.zu/
obsequioso is spelled O-B-S-E-Q-U-I-O-S-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 131,183rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obsequioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “obsequious; obedient (compliant with someone else’s orders)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que presta obséquios; o mesmo que obsequiador”.
What does obsequioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obsequious; obedient (compliant with someone else’s orders)
- 2
obsequious; fawning; subservient
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que presta obséquios; o mesmo que obsequiador: 2. condescendente; gentil; benéfico; generoso
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 obsequioso
- obsequiosa feminine
- obsequiosos masculine plural
- obsequiosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
- obzequioso alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obsequioso?
- Brazil /ob.ze.kiˈo.zu/
- Brazil /ob.zeˈkjo.zu/
- Portugal /ɔb.zɨˈkjo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obsequioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obsequioso in Portuguese?
obsequioso appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).