terminal
Portuguese, noun/teʁ.miˈnaw/
terminal is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,176th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terminal is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “terminal (section of a station or airport where passengers board the vehicle or craft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “termo ou extremidade”.
What does terminal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof or occurring during the conclusion or end of something
- 2
femininemasculineterminal (resulting in death)
noun
- 1
masculineterminal (section of a station or airport where passengers board the vehicle or craft)
- 2
masculineterminal (the end of a line where signals are transmitted or received)
- 3
masculineterminal (device for entering and displaying data)
- 4
masculineterminal (computer program that emulates a terminal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. o mesmo que final 2. decisivo 3. doença que evolui para a morte
noun: 1. termo ou extremidade 2. dispositivo ligado a uma rede de computadores que permite enviar e receber dados utilizando-se um teclado e um monitor 3. ponto de conexão a um aparelho eletrônico ou elétrico 4. área de embarque ou desembarque em um aeroporto
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 terminal
- terminais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terminal?
- Brazil /teʁ.miˈnaw/
- Brazil [teɦ.miˈnaʊ̯]
- /teɾ.miˈnaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terminal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terminal in Portuguese?
terminal appears 15 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).