terceto
Portuguese, noun/teʁˈse.tu/
terceto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tercet (three-line stanza)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “composição musical, própria para ser executada por três vozes ou três instrumentos”.
What does terceto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetercet (three-line stanza)
- 2
masculinetrio (group of three musicians)
- 3
masculinetrio (piece of music written for three musicians)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. composição musical, própria para ser executada por três vozes ou três instrumentos 2. grupo ou conjunto de três pessoas
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 terceto
- tercetos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terceto?
- Brazil /teʁˈse.tu/
- Brazil [tehˈse.tu]
- Portugal /tɨɾ.ˈse.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terceto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terceto in Portuguese?
terceto appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).