retardo
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈtaʁ.du/
retardo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mental retardation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of retardar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atraso, demora”.
What does retardo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemental retardation
- 2
derogatorymasculineslangbehavior perceived as stupid, nonsensical or childish
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of retardar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. atraso, demora 2. desenvolvimento mental inferior ao considerado normal 3. prolongamento da nota de um acorde sobre o seguinte; suspensão 4. dispositivo que permite a explosão retardada de uma granada armada
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 retardo
- retardos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retardo?
- Brazil /ʁeˈtaʁ.du/
- Brazil [heˈtaɦ.du]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is retardo in Portuguese?
retardo appears 1.2 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).