transcontinental
Portuguese, adjective/tɾɐ̃s.kõ.t͡ʃi.nẽˈtaw/
transcontinental is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L (16 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transcontinental is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “transcontinental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se daquilo que atravessa todo um continente”.
What does transcontinental mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que atravessa todo um continente
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 transcontinental
- transcontinentais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transcontinental?
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃s.kõ.t͡ʃi.nẽˈtaw/
- Brazil [tɾɐ̃s.kõ.t͡ʃi.nẽˈtaʊ̯]
- /tɾɐ̃ʃ.kõ.t͡ʃi.nẽˈtaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transcontinental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transcontinental in Portuguese?
transcontinental appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).