siso
Portuguese, noun/ˈsi.zu/
siso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sense, judgment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of sisar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bom senso”.
What does siso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesense, judgment
noun
- 1
masculinewisdom tooth
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of sisar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bom senso 2. juízo 3. prudência
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 siso
- sisos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce siso?
- Brazil /ˈsi.zu/
- Portugal /ˈsi.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is siso in Portuguese?
siso 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).