veterano
Portuguese, noun/ve.teˈɾɐ̃.nu/
veterano is spelled V-E-T-E-R-A-N-O (8 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veterano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “veteran (person with long experience)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “soldado que já serviu em campos de batalha”.
What does veterano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
veteran (with long experience)
- 2
veteran (related to former members of armed forces)
noun
- 1
masculineveteran (person with long experience)
- 2
masculineveteran (old soldier)
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 soldados que já serviram em campos de batalha 2. diz-se de pessoa experimentada em algum trabalho ou serviço 3. diz-se de aluno de escola superior que já cursou o primeiro ano letivo
noun: 1. soldado que já serviu em campos de batalha 2. pessoa experimentada em algum trabalho ou serviço 3. aluno de escola superior que já cursou o primeiro ano letivo
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 veterano
- veterana feminine
- veteranos masculine plural
- veteranas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce veterano?
- Brazil /ve.teˈɾɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /vɨ.tɨˈɾɐ.nu/
- Portugal /bɨ.tɨˈɾa.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to veterano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is veterano in Portuguese?
veterano appears 6.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).