plangente
Portuguese, adjective/plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
plangente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “plangent (having a loud mournful sound)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “choroso, lastimoso, triste”.
What does plangente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineplangent (having a loud mournful sound)
- 2
femininemasculinesad; unhappy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. choroso, lastimoso, triste
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 plangente
- plangentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plangente?
- Brazil /plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /plɐ̃ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to plangente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plangente in Portuguese?
plangente appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).