trigo sarraceno

/tɾˈigʊ saɦasˈẽnʊ/

//tɾˈigʊ saɦasˈẽnʊ// phrase

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The verdict

“trigo sarraceno” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - planta da família das poligonáceas (Fagopyrum esculentum), erroneamente considerada um tipo de trigo; frutos (sementes) do mesmo

Key facts for trigo sarraceno
PropertyValue
Headwordtrigo sarraceno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
IPA/tɾˈigʊ saɦasˈẽnʊ/
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trigo sarraceno” sits in Portuguese frequency

trigo sarraceno falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trigo sarraceno is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /tɾˈigʊ saɦasˈẽnʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

trigo sarraceno doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is trigo sarraceno, spelled T-R-I-G-O- -S-A-R-R-A-C-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta da família das poligonáceas (Fagopyrum esculentum), erroneamente considerada um tipo de trigo; frutos (sementes) do mesmo
  2. 2
    mingau ou comida preparada a partir de trigo sarraceno¹

Synonyms

fagopirofagópirosarracenotrevo-negrotrigo-mouriscotrigo-mourotrigo-preto

This word in other languages

buckwheat(English)alforfón(Español)sarrasin(Français)Buchweizen(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trigo sarraceno"?
"trigo sarraceno" is spelled T-R-I-G-O- -S-A-R-R-A-C-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾˈigʊ saɦasˈẽnʊ/.
What does "trigo sarraceno" mean?
As a phrase, "trigo sarraceno" means: planta da família das poligonáceas (Fagopyrum esculentum), erroneamente considerada um tipo de trigo; frutos (sementes) do mesmo
How do you pronounce "trigo sarraceno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trigo sarraceno" is /tɾˈigʊ saɦasˈẽnʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trigo sarraceno" come from?
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Using “trigo sarraceno”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-I-G-O- -S-A-R-R-A-C-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɾˈigʊ saɦasˈẽnʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list