prono
Portuguese, adjective/ˈpɾõ.nu/
prono is spelled P-R-O-N-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written Portuguese, the 172,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prono is a Portuguese adjective meaning “prone (lying face downward)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dobrado para frente”.
What does prono mean in English?
adjective
- 1
prone (lying face downward)
- 2
rareprone (to) (having a tendency to)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dobrado para frente 2. inclinado 3. disposto 4. propenso
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 prono
- prona feminine
- pronos masculine plural
- pronas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prono?
- Brazil /ˈpɾõ.nu/
- Portugal /ˈpɾo.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prono
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prono in Portuguese?
prono appears about once in every 36 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).