teimoso
Portuguese, noun/tejˈmo.zu/
teimoso is spelled T-E-I-M-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,965th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Teimoso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a stubborn person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “boneco com um peso na parte inferior que o faz estar sempre de pé”.
What does teimoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stubborn
- 2
obstinate (who does not easily change their opinion or attitude)
- 3
insistent (who doesn't give up easily)
- 4
resistant, prolonged, lasting (that remains despite setbacks or difficulties)
noun
- 1
masculinea stubborn person
- 2
masculineroly-poly toy (doll that tends to always be upright because of a rounded weight at the bottom)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aquilo ou aquele que teima 2. obstinado, pertinaz 3. que tem birras
noun: 1. boneco com um peso na parte inferior que o faz estar sempre de pé
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 teimoso
- teimosa feminine
- teimosos masculine plural
- teimosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce teimoso?
- Brazil /tejˈmo.zu/
- Brazil [teɪ̯ˈmo.zu]
- Portugal /tɐjˈmo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to teimoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is teimoso in Portuguese?
teimoso appears 2.0 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).