turrão
Portuguese, adjective/tuˈʁɐ̃w̃/
turrão is spelled T-U-R-R-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese, the 171,147th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Turrão is a Portuguese adjective meaning “stubborn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de pessoa emburrada, com a cara feia”.
What does turrão mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stubborn
- 2
sugar-coated
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa emburrada, com a cara feia
noun: 1. pessoa emburrada, com a cara feia
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 turrão
- turrona feminine
- turrões masculine plural
- turronas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce turrão?
- Brazil /tuˈʁɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [tuˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /tuˈʁɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to turrão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is turrão in Portuguese?
turrão appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).