solavanco
Portuguese, noun/so.laˈvɐ̃.ku/
solavanco is spelled S-O-L-A-V-A-N-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 101,652nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Solavanco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abrupt or irregular movement of a vehicle or a person transported by it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “balanço violento de um veículo”.
What does solavanco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabrupt or irregular movement of a vehicle or a person transported by it
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. balanço violento de um veículo 2. abanão
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 solavanco
- solavancos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce solavanco?
- Brazil /so.laˈvɐ̃.ku/
- Portugal /su.lɐˈvɐ̃.ku/
- Portugal /su.lɐˈbɐ̃.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is solavanco in Portuguese?
solavanco appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).