poste
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɔs.t͡ʃi/
poste is spelled P-O-S-T-E (5 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,612th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poste is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a large post, such as a lamppost or utility pole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of postar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos…”.
What does poste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea large post, such as a lamppost or utility pole
- 2
masculinegoalpost (one of the two vertical side poles of a goal)
- 3
masculinecenter (a player who plays closest to the basket)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grande e alongado cilindro de madeira, cimento ou outro material e que é usado para sustentar fios elétricos, lâmpadas, etc 2. trave do gol no futebol 3. pessoa muito alta
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 poste
- postes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poste?
- Brazil /ˈpɔs.t͡ʃi/
- /ˈpɔʃ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈpɔʃ.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 poste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poste in Portuguese?
poste appears 9.5 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).