vale-tudo
Portuguese, noun
vale-tudo is spelled V-A-L-E-T-U-D-O (8 letters). Vale-tudo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mixed martial arts (combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “modalidade de luta livre onde são aceitos golpes extremamente brutais”.
What does vale-tudo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemixed martial arts (combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques)
- 2
masculinea situation with no holds barred, in which any means may be used
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. modalidade de luta livre onde são aceitos golpes extremamente brutais 2. situação em que qualquer coisa é válida
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.
English words that translate to vale-tudo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.