sacristão
Portuguese, noun/sa.kɾisˈtɐ̃w̃/
sacristão is spelled S-A-C-R-I-S-T-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sacristão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sacristan (an individual who is in charge of the arrangement of the sacristy or a church)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que ajuda o padre no altar”.
What does sacristão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesacristan (an individual who is in charge of the arrangement of the sacristy or a church)
- 2
masculinesacristan (one who assists at Mass and helps the priest in divine services)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que ajuda o padre no altar
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 sacristão
- sacristãos plural
- sacristães plural
- sacristã feminine
- sacristãs feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sacristão?
- Brazil /sa.kɾisˈtɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [sa.kɾisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /sa.kɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sacristão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sacristão in Portuguese?
sacristão appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).