teso
Portuguese, noun/ˈte.zu/
teso is spelled T-E-S-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 71,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Teso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a steep mountain or hill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of tesar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cume de uma montanha”.
What does teso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
taut; stretched (pulled tight, as in a rope)
- 2
stiff; firm; tense
- 3
still; unmoving
- 4
colloquialerect (having an erect penis)
- 5
fearless; brave; valiant
- 6
overheated; violent (said of a discussion or argument)
- 7
energetic
- 8
decisive; inflexible; stubborn
noun
- 1
masculinea steep mountain or hill
- 2
masculinesummit (of a mountain or hill)
- 3
Brazilmasculineelevated terrain (on flooded lands, above sea level)
- 4
Brazilmasculinethe top of a steep riverbank; a riverside bluff
- 5
informalmasculinea moneyless or broke person
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of tesar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. rígido, esticado
noun: 1. cume de uma montanha
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 teso
- tesa feminine
- tesos masculine plural
- tesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce teso?
- Brazil /ˈte.zu/
- Portugal /ˈte.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 teso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is teso in Portuguese?
teso appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).