ratão
Portuguese, noun/ʁaˈtɐ̃w̃/
ratão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of rato. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande rato – Myocastor coypus”.
What does ratão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecommon stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)
- 2
masculineaugmentative of rato
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. gracioso 2. cômico 3. extravagante
noun: 1. grande rato – Myocastor coypus 2. peixe semelhante à raia – Myliobatis aquila 3. engraçado 4. extravagante
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 ratão
- ratões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ratão?
- Brazil /ʁaˈtɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [haˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ʁaˈtɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ratão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ratão in Portuguese?
ratão 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).