vetusto
Portuguese, adjective/veˈtus.tu/
vetusto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “ancient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que é muito velho, antigo”.
What does vetusto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ancient
- 2
whose age must be respected
- 3
dilapidated by age
- 4
antiquated
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. o que é muito velho, antigo 2. deteriorado pelo tempo 3. respeitável por sua antiguidade
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 vetusto
- vetusta feminine
- vetustos masculine plural
- vetustas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vetusto?
- Brazil /veˈtus.tu/
- /veˈtuʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vetusto in Portuguese?
vetusto appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).