recidivista
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.si.d͡ʒiˈvis.tɐ/
recidivista is spelled R-E-C-I-D-I-V-I-S-T-A (11 letters). Recidivista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “recidivist; reoffender; repeat offender (one who falls back into prior habits, especially crime)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que volta a cometer crime, infração ou delito após já ter sido punida anteriormente; reincidente”.
What does recidivista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinerecidivist; reoffender; repeat offender (one who falls back into prior habits, especially crime)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinerecidivistic (relating to or engaging in recidivism)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que comete novamente o mesmo delito ou infração; que é reincidente
noun: 1. pessoa que volta a cometer crime, infração ou delito após já ter sido punida anteriormente; reincidente 2. indivíduo que demonstra reincidência em comportamentos ilegais ou proibidos
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 recidivista
- recidivistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recidivista?
- Brazil /ʁe.si.d͡ʒiˈvis.tɐ/
- Brazil [he.si.d͡ʒiˈvis.tɐ]
- /ʁe.si.d͡ʒiˈviʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recidivista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.