traste
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾas.t͡ʃi/
traste is spelled T-R-A-S-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,050th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Traste is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “worthless thing or person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto velho e sem valor”.
What does traste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineworthless thing or person
- 2
masculinefret, fingerboard
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. objeto velho e sem valor 2. indivíduo imprestável; tratante 3. relevo quase sempre em linha reta e metálico, localizada atrás das cordas ou corda, no braço de cordofones, trasto
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 traste
- trastes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce traste?
- Brazil /ˈtɾas.t͡ʃi/
- /ˈtɾaʃ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈtɾaʃ.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 traste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is traste in Portuguese?
traste 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).