torneio
Portuguese, noun/toʁˈnej.u/
torneio is spelled T-O-R-N-E-I-O (7 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torneio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tournament (series of games)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of tornear. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de tornear”.
What does torneio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetournament (series of games)
- 2
masculinejoust (mock combat between two knights)
noun
- 1
masculinethe act of lathing
- 2
masculinethe quality of an object which was lathed
- 3
masculineelegance; refinement
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of tornear
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de tornear 2. competição; disputa esportiva
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 torneio
- torneios plural
- torneyo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torneio?
- Brazil /toʁˈnej.u/
- Brazil [toɦˈneɪ̯.u]
- /toɾˈnej.u/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to torneio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torneio in Portuguese?
torneio appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).