relho
Portuguese, adjective/ˈʁɛ.ʎu/
relho is spelled R-E-L-H-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese, the 171,147th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relho is a Portuguese adjective meaning “very stiff, hard, rigid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é mui velho”.
What does relho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
very stiff, hard, rigid
- 2
old, weathered, worn-out
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é mui velho
noun: 1. chicote de couro torcido usado para fustigar animais; chibata
noun: 1. truta que mora um tempo no mar para logo subir pelos rios, Salmo trutta, morfo trutta
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 relho
- relha feminine
- relhos masculine plural
- relhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce relho?
- Brazil /ˈʁɛ.ʎu/
- Brazil [ˈhɛ.ʎu]
- /ˈʁɛ.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is relho in Portuguese?
relho 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).