paroquiano
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾo.kiˈɐ̃.nu/
paroquiano is spelled P-A-R-O-Q-U-I-A-N-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 114,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paroquiano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “parishioner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitante de uma paróquia”.
What does paroquiano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparishioner
adjective
- 1
parochial, parochian
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do habitante de uma paróquia
noun: 1. habitante de uma paróquia
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 paroquiano
- paroquianos plural
- paroquiana feminine
- paroquianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paroquiano?
- Brazil /pa.ɾo.kiˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /pa.ɾoˈkjɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾuˈkjɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paroquiano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paroquiano in Portuguese?
paroquiano appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).