uó
Portuguese, adjective/uˈɔ/
uó is spelled U-Ó (2 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,814th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Uó is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “bad, unpleasant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma reduzida de 'o ó do borogodó; 'algo desagradável, ruim ou de baixa qualidade”.
What does uó mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangbad, unpleasant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. formador de adjetivos, com o significado de relação ou de pertinência
adjective: 1. forma reduzida de 'o ó do borogodó; 'algo desagradável, ruim ou de baixa qualidade
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.
How do you pronounce uó?
- Brazil /uˈɔ/
- Brazil /ˈwɔ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is uó in Portuguese?
uó 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).