servente
Portuguese, noun/seʁˈvẽ.t͡ʃi/
servente is spelled S-E-R-V-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Servente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “assistant, servant (one who is hired to perform regular, less important duties)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ajudante/auxiliar do pedreiro; operário que realiza as tarefas mais práticas, deixando o pesado para o…”.
What does servente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineservant
noun
- 1
femininemasculineassistant, servant (one who is hired to perform regular, less important duties)
- 2
femininemasculineperson who runs errands
- 3
femininemasculinean officer's aide
- 4
femininemasculinecomponent of the garrison of a light or heavy collective weapon
- 5
femininemasculineunskilled construction worker who performs secondary tasks
- 6
femininemasculineformer low-ranking public service employee
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ajudante/auxiliar do pedreiro; operário que realiza as tarefas mais práticas, deixando o pesado para o construtor, como por exemplo: peneirar areia, preparar a massa, fazer a limpeza do local (varrer), transportar andaimes, etc
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 servente
- serventes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce servente?
- Brazil /seʁˈvẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [seɦˈvẽ.t͡ʃi]
- /seɾˈvẽ.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to servente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is servente in Portuguese?
servente appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).