protetorado
Portuguese, noun/pɾo.te.toˈɾa.du/
protetorado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “protectorate (government by a protector)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does protetorado mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprotectorate (government by a protector)
- 2
masculineprotectorate (autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of protetorado
- protetorados plural
- protectorado alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protetorado?
- Brazil /pɾo.te.toˈɾa.du/
- Portugal /pɾu.tɛ.tuˈɾa.du/
- Portugal [pɾu.tɛ.tuˈɾa.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to protetorado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is protetorado in Portuguese?
protetorado appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).