tristonho
Portuguese, adjective/tɾisˈtõ.ɲu/
tristonho is spelled T-R-I-S-T-O-N-H-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,814th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tristonho is a Portuguese adjective meaning “sad (having a sad look)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que mostra um ar triste”.
What does tristonho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sad (having a sad look)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que mostra um ar triste
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 tristonho
- tristonha feminine
- tristonhos masculine plural
- tristonhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tristonho?
- Brazil /tɾisˈtõ.ɲu/
- Brazil [tɾisˈtõ.j̃u]
- /tɾiʃˈtõ.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tristonho in Portuguese?
tristonho appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).