saudoso
Portuguese, adjective/sawˈdo.zu/
saudoso is spelled S-A-U-D-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saudoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “wistful (full of longing; missing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que deixou saudades nos que ficaram, porque partiu, para nunca mais voltar ou por morte física”.
What does saudoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
wistful (full of longing; missing)
- 2
that causes wistfulness, longing, saudade
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aquele que deixou saudades nos que ficaram, porque partiu, para nunca mais voltar ou por morte física 2. aquele ou aquilo do qual se tem saudades, porque há muito tempo não é reencontrado ou visto 3. aquele que sente saudade
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 saudoso
- saudosa feminine
- saudosos masculine plural
- saudosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
- saùdoso alternative
- saüdoso alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saudoso?
- Brazil /sawˈdo.zu/
- Brazil [saʊ̯ˈdo.zu]
- Brazil /sa.uˈdo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saudoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saudoso in Portuguese?
saudoso appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).