sertanista
Portuguese, noun/seʁ.taˈnis.tɐ/
sertanista is spelled S-E-R-T-A-N-I-S-T-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,725th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sertanista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sertanista” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que conhece profundamente a parte do território mais afastada das áreas urbanizadas e ainda não…”.
What does sertanista mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo que conhece profundamente a parte do território mais afastada das áreas urbanizadas e ainda não colonizada pelos brancos
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 sertanista
- sertanistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sertanista?
- Brazil /seʁ.taˈnis.tɐ/
- Brazil [seh.taˈnis.tɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sertanista in Portuguese?
sertanista 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).