recalcitrante
Portuguese, adjective/ʁe.kaw.siˈtɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
recalcitrante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “recalcitrant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “teimoso, obstinado, que reincide em alguma conduta negativa ou inconveniente”.
What does recalcitrante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. teimoso, obstinado, que reincide em alguma conduta negativa ou inconveniente
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 recalcitrante
- recalcitrantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recalcitrante?
- Brazil /ʁe.kaw.siˈtɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [he.kaʊ̯.siˈtɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- /ʁe.kaw.siˈtɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recalcitrante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recalcitrante in Portuguese?
recalcitrante appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).