religioso
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zu/
religioso is spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,464th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Religioso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “religious, monk, friar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que ocupa um cargo em algum sistema religioso; líder espiritual”.
What does religioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
religious
noun
- 1
masculinereligious, monk, friar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à religião 2. diz-se daquele que possui bastante fé, ou é seguidor de alguma religião 3. sem atraso, que ocorre na data estipulada
noun: 1. pessoa que ocupa um cargo em algum sistema religioso; líder espiritual 2. devoto, membro praticante de alguma comunidade religiosa
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 religioso
- religiosa feminine
- religiosos masculine plural
- religiosas 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 religioso?
- Brazil /ʁe.li.ʒiˈo.zu/
- Brazil [he.li.ʒiˈo.zu]
- Brazil /ʁe.liˈʒjo.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 religioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is religioso in Portuguese?
religioso appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).