saxão
Portuguese, noun/sakˈsɐ̃w̃/
saxão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Saxon (member of the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo do povo germânico que colonizou a Grã-Bretanha no início da Idade Média”.
What does saxão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineSaxon (member of the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe)
- 2
masculineSaxon (language of the Saxons)
- 3
masculineSaxon (individual from the German state of Saxony)
adjective
- 1
of the Saxons (ancient Germanic tribe)
- 2
of Saxony
- 3
of the Saxon language
- 4
of England
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da Saxônia 2. dos saxões
noun: 1. indivíduo do povo germânico que colonizou a Grã-Bretanha no início da Idade Média 2. natural da Saxônia
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 saxão
- saxões plural
- saxã feminine
- saxãs feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saxão?
- Brazil /sakˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [sakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /sakˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saxão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saxão in Portuguese?
saxão 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).