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parolo

Portuguese, noun/paˈɾo.lu/

parolo is spelled P-A-R-O-L-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 99,585th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parolo is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bumpkin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of parolar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rude”.

What does parolo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Portugalderogatoryfemininebumpkin

  2. 2

    Portugalderogatoryfemininetacky person

adjective

  1. 1

    Portugalderogatoryboorish; coarse

  2. 2

    Portugalderogatorytacky; kitsch; naff

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of parolar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. rude 2. de mau gosto

noun: 1. rude 2. de mau gosto 3. pessoa pouco inteligente

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 parolo

  • parolos plural
  • parola feminine
  • parolas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce parolo?

  • Brazil /paˈɾo.lu/
  • Portugal /pɐˈɾo.lu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is parolo in Portuguese?

parolo appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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