pintassilgo
Portuguese, noun/ˌpĩ.taˈsiw.ɡu/
pintassilgo is spelled P-I-N-T-A-S-S-I-L-G-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 69,446th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pintassilgo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena ave fringilídea, comum em toda a Europa, mais abundante nas zonas central e meridional; seu nome…”.
What does pintassilgo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEuropean goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena ave fringilídea, comum em toda a Europa, mais abundante nas zonas central e meridional; seu nome científico é Carduelis carduelis
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 pintassilgo
- pintassilgos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pintassilgo?
- Brazil /ˌpĩ.taˈsiw.ɡu/
- Brazil [ˌpĩ.taˈsiʊ̯.ɡu]
- Portugal /ˌpĩ.tɐˈsil.ɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pintassilgo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pintassilgo in Portuguese?
pintassilgo appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).