patriarcal
Portuguese, adjective/pa.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/
patriarcal is spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A-L (10 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,106th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patriarcal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “patriarchal (relating to patriarchy or patriarchs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem os homens como detentores do poder político, em detrimento das mulheres”.
What does patriarcal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepatriarchal (relating to patriarchy or patriarchs)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem os homens como detentores do poder político, em detrimento das mulheres 2. que é liderado por um patriarca
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 patriarcal
- patriarcais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patriarcal?
- Brazil /pa.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/
- Brazil [pa.tɾi.ahˈkaʊ̯]
- Brazil /pa.tɾjaʁˈkaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patriarcal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patriarcal in Portuguese?
patriarcal appears 2.2 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).