suave
Portuguese, adjective/suˈa.vi/
suave is spelled S-U-A-V-E (5 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Suave is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “soft, smooth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “agradável aos sentidos”.
What does suave mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesoft, smooth
- 2
femininemasculinegentle, mild
- 3
Brazilcolloquialfemininemasculinefine, okay
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. agradável aos sentidos 2. que se faz sem custo 3. aprazível; brando; doce; leve; meigo; delicado 4. quando alguma situação é tranquila, não há problema
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 suave
- suaves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce suave?
- Brazil /suˈa.vi/
- Brazil /ˈswa.vi/
- Portugal /ˈswa.vɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to suave
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is suave in Portuguese?
suave appears 20 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).