rincão
Portuguese, noun/ʁĩˈkɐ̃w̃/
rincão is spelled R-I-N-C-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,963rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rincão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “corner (space in the angle between converging lines or surfaces)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar oculto”.
What does rincão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecorner (space in the angle between converging lines or surfaces)
- 2
masculinea remote location
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar oculto 2. recanto 3. cepo para fazer caneluras
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo
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 rincão
- rincões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rincão?
- Brazil /ʁĩˈkɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [hĩˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ʁĩˈkɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rincão in Portuguese?
rincão appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).