sequioso
Portuguese, adjective/se.kiˈo.zu/
sequioso is spelled S-E-Q-U-I-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese, the 197,229th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sequioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “thirsty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ávido”.
What does sequioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thirsty
- 2
avid
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ávido 2. sedento
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 sequioso
- sequiosa feminine
- sequiosos masculine plural
- sequiosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sequioso?
- Brazil /se.kiˈo.zu/
- Brazil /seˈkjo.zu/
- Portugal /sɨˈkjo.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 sequioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sequioso in Portuguese?
sequioso appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).