ruminante
Portuguese, noun/ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
ruminante is spelled R-U-M-I-N-A-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 123,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruminante is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ruminant (mammal which chews cud)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “subordem dos mamíferos herbívoros que possuem vários compartimentos gástricos, por isso também denominados de…”.
What does ruminante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineruminant (which chews cud)
noun
- 1
masculineruminant (mammal which chews cud)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que rumina
noun: 1. subordem dos mamíferos herbívoros que possuem vários compartimentos gástricos, por isso também denominados de poligástricos; o termo ruminantes advém do fato de estes animais ruminarem, isto é, depois de ingerirem rapidamente o alimento, eles tornam a regurgitar o alimento para a boca, onde é de novo mastigado e deglutido
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 ruminante
- ruminantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruminante?
- Brazil /ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [hu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- /ʁu.miˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruminante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruminante in Portuguese?
ruminante appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).