terno
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɛʁ.nu/
terno is spelled T-E-R-N-O (5 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terno is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “set of three, trio” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fato completo (paletó, colete e calças da mesma fazenda)”.
What does terno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tender
- 2
affectionate
- 3
gentle, mild
noun
- 1
masculineset of three, trio
- 2
masculinethe playing card featuring three pips
- 3
Brazilmasculinesuit
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. tenro 2. afetuoso 3. meigo 4. brando, mole
noun: 1. fato completo (paletó, colete e calças da mesma fazenda) 2. naipe de dominó equivalente a três pontos 3. grupo de três pessoas ou coisas semelhantes, trio, trindade, tríade, trilogia
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 terno
- terna feminine
- ternos masculine plural
- ternas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terno?
- Brazil /ˈtɛʁ.nu/
- Brazil [ˈtɛɦ.nu]
- /ˈtɛɾ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terno in Portuguese?
terno appears 5.6 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).