quixotesco
Portuguese, adjective/ki.ʃoˈtes.ku/
quixotesco is spelled Q-U-I-X-O-T-E-S-C-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese, the 169,452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quixotesco is a Portuguese adjective meaning “quixotic (possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a Dom Quixote, personagem titular do livro de Miguel de Cervantes”.
What does quixotesco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
quixotic (possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a Dom Quixote, personagem titular do livro de Miguel de Cervantes 2. relativo a quixote ou quixotada 3. que é impulsivo, sonhador, nobre, romântico, mas um tanto desconectado da realidade 4. característico a ou próprio de fanfarrão
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 quixotesco
- quixotesca feminine
- quixotescos masculine plural
- quixotescas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quixotesco?
- Brazil /ki.ʃoˈtes.ku/
- /ki.ʃoˈteʃ.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quixotesco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quixotesco in Portuguese?
quixotesco appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).