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terceiros

Portuguese, noun/teʁˈse(j).ɾus/

terceiros is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “third party (someone not directly involved in a transaction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a masculine plural of terceiro.

What does terceiros mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinethird party (someone not directly involved in a transaction)

adjective

  1. 1

    masculinemasculine plural of terceiro

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. plural de terceiro

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 terceiros

  • 3ºs alternative abbreviation

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

How do you pronounce terceiros?

  • Brazil /teʁˈse(j).ɾus/
  • Brazil [tehˈse(ɪ̯).ɾus]
  • /teɾˈse(j).ɾus/

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

How common is terceiros in Portuguese?

terceiros appears 11 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).