sexo
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛk.su/
sexo is spelled S-E-X-O (4 letters) and appears 148 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 668th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sexo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of sexar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “definição biológica de gênero de um animal ou vegetal; pode ser feminino, masculino ou hermafrodita; quando…”.
What does sexo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecategory into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species
o sexo masculino
- 2
masculineanother category, especially for humans and often separable, based on non-physical traits or roles; gender
- 3
masculinesexual intercourse
- 4
masculinesex organ, genitalia
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of sexar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. definição biológica de gênero de um animal ou vegetal; pode ser feminino, masculino ou hermafrodita; quando não se tem definição considera-se um ser vivo como assexuado 2. ato de copular, coito; modo reprodutivo adotado pelas espécies animais e vegetais sexuadas 3. ato sexual; como atividade libidinosa de união humana pode ser oral, anal, vaginal, virtual (sem interação física)
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 sexo
- sexos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sexo?
- Brazil /ˈsɛk.su/
- Portugal /ˈsɛk.su/
- Portugal /ˈsɛ.ksu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sexo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sexo in Portuguese?
sexo appears 148 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).