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sub-humano

Portuguese, noun/ˌsu.bi.uˈmɐ̃.nu/

sub-humano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “subhuman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sub-humano mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    subhuman

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesubhuman

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. abaixo do que se considera humano 2. desumano; bestial; bárbaro

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 sub-humano

  • sub-humana feminine
  • sub-humanos masculine plural
  • sub-humanas feminine plural
  • subumano alternative
  • subhumano alternative misspelling

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sub-humano?

  • Brazil /ˌsu.bi.uˈmɐ̃.nu/
  • Brazil /ˌsu.bjuˈmɐ̃.nu/
  • Brazil /ˌsub.uˈmɐ̃.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.