ousado
Portuguese, adjective/o(w)ˈza.du/
ousado is spelled O-U-S-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ousado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “daring, bold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of ousar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que ousou”.
What does ousado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
daring, bold
verb
- 1
past participle of ousar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que ousou 2. arrojado 3. audacioso 4. atrevido
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 ousado
- ousada feminine
- ousados masculine plural
- ousadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ousado?
- Brazil /o(w)ˈza.du/
- Brazil [o(ʊ̯)ˈza.du]
- Portugal /o(w)ˈza.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ousado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ousado in Portuguese?
ousado 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).