saco
Portuguese, noun/ˈsa.ku/
saco is spelled S-A-C-O (4 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bag; sack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of sacar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de bolsa de plástico, papel, couro ou pano”.
What does saco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebag; sack
Coloque os pães no saco.
- 2
Brazilmasculinevulgarballs, nuts (the scrotum)
Chutaram meu saco.
- 3
Brazilcolloquialmasculinepatience, tolerance
Não tenho saco para isso.
- 4
Brazilcolloquialmasculinesomething very tedious or annoying; a hassle
Esta aula está um saco.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of sacar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de bolsa de plástico, papel, couro ou pano 2. mala pequena 3. escroto 4. paciência, tolerância
adjective: 1. quem pronuncia dificultosamente o som sibilante, o "ç", fazendo-o entre os dentes
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 saco
- sacos plural
- saquinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saco?
- Brazil /ˈsa.ku/
- Portugal /ˈsa.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saco in Portuguese?
saco appears 44 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).