topete
Portuguese, noun/toˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/
topete is spelled T-O-P-E-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,483rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Topete is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “quiff (hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cabelo levantado na parte anterior da cabeça”.
What does topete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinequiff (hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward)
- 2
masculineforelock (the part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead)
- 3
masculinearrogant pride
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cabelo levantado na parte anterior da cabeça 2. penas alongadas que se levantam na cabeça de algumas aves 3. atrevimento, ousadia
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 topete
- topetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce topete?
- Brazil /toˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /tuˈpɛ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to topete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is topete in Portuguese?
topete appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).