rosário
Portuguese, noun/ʁoˈza.ɾju/
rosário is spelled R-O-S-Á-R-I-O (7 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,159th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rosário is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rosary (Catholic prayer beads)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de contas que corresponde a 15 dezenas de ave-marias e a 15 padre-nossos, que se rezam, de…”.
What does rosário mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerosary (Catholic prayer beads)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Maranhão 2. prenome masculino
noun: 1. conjunto de contas que corresponde a 15 dezenas de ave-marias e a 15 padre-nossos, que se rezam, de ordinário, em honra da Virgem ou como simples prática religiosa 2. terço ou terça parte daquelas 15 dezenas de contas, servindo para rezar 3. conjunto de sete dezenas das mesmas contas, chamado também coroa 4. enfiada, porção
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 rosário
- rosários plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rosário?
- Brazil /ʁoˈza.ɾju/
- Brazil [hoˈza.ɾju]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rosário
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rosário in Portuguese?
rosário appears 8.7 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).