veto
Portuguese, noun/ˈvɛ.tu/
veto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “veto (blocking of a process or decision)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of vetar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “direito político de impedir um processo de decisão ou uma lei”.
What does veto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineveto (blocking of a process or decision)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of vetar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. direito político de impedir um processo de decisão ou uma lei
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 veto
- vetos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce veto?
- Brazil /ˈvɛ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈvɛ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈbɛ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to veto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is veto in Portuguese?
veto appears 4.3 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).