salafrário
Portuguese, noun/sa.laˈfɾa.ɾju/
salafrário is spelled S-A-L-A-F-R-Á-R-I-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 87,166th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salafrário is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rascal; scoundrel; villain (mean, worthless fellow)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo desonesto, desleal, sem escrúpulos; safardana; patife”.
What does salafrário mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerascal; scoundrel; villain (mean, worthless fellow)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo desonesto, desleal, sem escrúpulos; safardana; patife 2. indivíduo desprezível, reles, bisbórria, biltre
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 salafrário
- salafrários plural
- salafrária feminine
- salafrárias feminine plural
- salafra alternative clipping
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salafrário?
- Brazil /sa.laˈfɾa.ɾju/
- Portugal /sɐ.lɐˈfɾa.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 salafrário
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is salafrário in Portuguese?
salafrário appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).