possante
Portuguese, noun/poˈsɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
possante is spelled P-O-S-S-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,784th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Possante is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ride (affectionate term for one’s automobile)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does possante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepowerful or vigorous
noun
- 1
Brazilinformalmasculineride (affectionate term for one’s automobile)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem muita força 2. majestoso 3. poderoso 4. muito forte, bastante poderoso e vigoroso, muito grave e forte (o som)
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 possante
- possantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce possante?
- Brazil /poˈsɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /puˈsɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is possante in Portuguese?
possante appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).