subcontinente
Portuguese, noun/ˌsub.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
subcontinente is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “subcontinent (large landmass smaller than a continent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte substancialmente vasta de um continente”.
What does subcontinente mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesubcontinent (large landmass smaller than a continent)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte substancialmente vasta de um continente.
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 subcontinente
- subcontinentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subcontinente?
- Brazil /ˌsub.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /ˌsu.bi.kõ.t͡ʃiˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˌsub.kõ.tiˈnẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subcontinente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subcontinente in Portuguese?
subcontinente 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).