véu
Portuguese, noun/ˈvɛw/
véu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “veil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tecido mais ou menos transparente”.
What does véu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineveil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tecido mais ou menos transparente 2. película 3. cortina 4. aparência
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 véu
- véus plural
- veo alternative
- véo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce véu?
- Brazil /ˈvɛw/
- Brazil [ˈvɛʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈvɛw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to véu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is véu in Portuguese?
véu appears 5.4 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).