oriental
Portuguese, noun/o.ɾi.ẽˈtaw/
oriental is spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-A-L (8 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,076th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oriental is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Asia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does oriental mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineeast; eastern (relating to or located in the east)
- 2
femininemasculineEastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of Asia
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculinesomeone from Uruguay
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que diz respeito ao Oriente 2. natural ou habitante de um país do Oriente
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 oriental
- orientais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oriental?
- Brazil /o.ɾi.ẽˈtaw/
- Brazil [o.ɾi.ẽˈtaʊ̯]
- Brazil /o.ɾjẽˈtaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oriental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oriental in Portuguese?
oriental appears 16 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).