rancoroso
Portuguese, adjective/ʁɐ̃.koˈɾo.zu/
rancoroso is spelled R-A-N-C-O-R-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,014th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rancoroso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “rancorous, spiteful (filled with spite)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem rancor”.
What does rancoroso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rancorous, spiteful (filled with spite)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem rancor
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 rancoroso
- rancorosa feminine
- rancorosos masculine plural
- rancorosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rancoroso?
- Brazil /ʁɐ̃.koˈɾo.zu/
- Brazil [hɐ̃.koˈɾo.zu]
- /ʁɐ̃.koˈɾo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rancoroso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rancoroso in Portuguese?
rancoroso 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).