vassalo
Portuguese, noun/vaˈsa.lu/
vassalo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vassal (feudalism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “na Idade Média, o servo da terra submetido a autoridade absoluta de um suserano”.
What does vassalo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevassal (feudalism)
adjective
- 1
subordinate
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. na Idade Média, o servo da terra submetido a autoridade absoluta de um suserano 2. por extensão, qualquer pessoa posta em posição de subordinação, incapaz de expressar opinião ou vontade própria, mas apenas a da pessoa ou instituição à qual está subordinada
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 vassalo
- vassalos plural
- vassallo alternative obsolete
- vassala feminine
- vassalas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vassalo?
- Brazil /vaˈsa.lu/
- Portugal /vɐˈsa.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vassalo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vassalo in Portuguese?
vassalo 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).