ultramar
Portuguese, noun/uw.tɾaˈmaʁ/
ultramar is spelled U-L-T-R-A-M-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,837th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ultramar is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “overseas (countries and regions outside one’s country, especially across the sea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “região além-mar”.
What does ultramar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoverseas (countries and regions outside one’s country, especially across the sea)
Eles viajaram para o ultramar.
- 2
Portugalmasculinethe Portuguese overseas territories from colonial times
Guerra do Ultramar.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. região além-mar 2. possessão ultramarina 3. pigmento azul, preparado do lápis-lazúli e também chamado azul ultramarino
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 ultramar
- ultramares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ultramar?
- Brazil /uw.tɾaˈmaʁ/
- Brazil [uʊ̯.tɾaˈmah]
- /uw.tɾaˈmaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ultramar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ultramar in Portuguese?
ultramar appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).