saloio
Portuguese, noun/saˈloj.u/
saloio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “peasant; villager” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo natural da antiga zona rural da região de Lisboa (mais concretamente, dos atuais concelhos de…”.
What does saloio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rustic
- 2
Portugalsaid of a type of bread originally produced in or near Lisbon
noun
- 1
masculinepeasant; villager
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. campônio 2. variedade de pão de trigo 3. manhoso 4. grosseiro
noun: 1. indivíduo natural da antiga zona rural da região de Lisboa (mais concretamente, dos atuais concelhos de Alenquer, Amadora, Arruda dos Vinhos, Cadaval, Cascais, Oeiras, Loures, Mafra, Odivelas, Sintra, Sobral de Monte Agraço e Torres Vedras), ou que se identifique com alguns aspectos socio-culturais dessa zona, ou que se sinta integrado na mesma tal como um dos seus nativos 2. aldeão 3. rústico 4. grosseiro
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 saloio
- saloia feminine
- saloios masculine plural
- saloias feminine plural
- çaloio alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saloio?
- Brazil /saˈloj.u/
- Brazil [saˈloɪ̯.u]
- Portugal /sɐˈloj.u/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saloio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saloio in Portuguese?
saloio 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).