tobogã
Portuguese, noun/to.boˈɡɐ̃/
tobogã is spelled T-O-B-O-G-Ã (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 51,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tobogã is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a large slide or one in the shape of a tube” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “escorregador de grandes proporções, típico de parques de diversão”.
What does tobogã mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea large slide or one in the shape of a tube
- 2
masculinewater slide (a recreational slide with water flowing down it)
- 3
masculinesled; sleigh
- 4
masculinetobogganing
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. escorregador de grandes proporções, típico de parques de diversão
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 tobogã
- tobogãs plural
- tobogan alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tobogã?
- Brazil /to.boˈɡɐ̃/
- Portugal /tɔ.bɔˈɡɐ̃/
- Portugal [tɔ.βɔˈɣɐ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tobogã
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tobogã in Portuguese?
tobogã appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).