pombalino
Portuguese, adjective/põ.baˈlĩ.nu/
pombalino is spelled P-O-M-B-A-L-I-N-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Portuguese, the 166,096th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pombalino is a Portuguese adjective meaning “referring to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, first Marquis of Pombal (1699-1782) or his time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao Marquês de Pombal, (Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1699-1782), nobre português que teve…”.
What does pombalino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
referring to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, first Marquis of Pombal (1699-1782) or his time
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao Marquês de Pombal, (Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1699-1782), nobre português que teve grande influência na história de Portugal e da sua então colônia, o Brasil 2. , o período em que este governou Portugal (1750 e 1777)
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 pombalino
- pombalina feminine
- pombalinos masculine plural
- pombalinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pombalino?
- Brazil /põ.baˈlĩ.nu/
- Portugal /põ.bɐˈli.nu/
- /põbɐˈlinu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pombalino in Portuguese?
pombalino appears about once in every 33 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).