tombadilho
Portuguese, noun/tõ.baˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
tombadilho is spelled T-O-M-B-A-D-I-L-H-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese, the 144,068th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tombadilho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tallest part of a ship, located near the stern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a parte do navio entre o mastro da mezena e a popa”.
What does tombadilho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetallest part of a ship, located near the stern
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a parte do navio entre o mastro da mezena e a popa
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 tombadilho
- tombadilhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tombadilho?
- Brazil /tõ.baˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
- Portugal /tõ.bɐˈdi.ʎu/
- Portugal [tõ.bɐˈði.ʎu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tombadilho in Portuguese?
tombadilho appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).