torgo
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɔɾ.ɡu/
torgo is spelled T-O-R-G-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torgo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “trunk and roots of heather, traditionally used in the production of coal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “raiz de urze, da qual se faz carvão”.
What does torgo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetrunk and roots of heather, traditionally used in the production of coal
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. raiz de urze, da qual se faz carvão
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 torgo
- torgos plural
- torco alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torgo?
- Portugal /ˈtɔɾ.ɡu/
- Portugal [ˈtɔɾ.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is torgo in Portuguese?
torgo appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).