resto
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁɛs.tu/
resto is spelled R-E-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears 102 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 957th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Resto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “the rest (that which remains)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of restar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que fica ou sobra”.
What does resto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe rest (that which remains)
Duas pessoas sobreviveram, o resto morreu.
- 2
masculineremainder; leftover (something left behind)
Comi um resto de carne.
- 3
masculineremainder (amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend)
O resto de onze dividido por três é dois.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of restar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o que fica ou sobra 2. parcela do dividendo que não pode ser dividida pelo divisor, numa operação de divisão
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 resto
- restos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce resto?
- Brazil /ˈʁɛs.tu/
- Brazil [ˈhɛs.tu]
- /ˈʁɛʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to resto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is resto in Portuguese?
resto appears 102 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).