viado
Portuguese, noun/viˈa.du/
viado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “faggot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homossexual do sexo masculino”.
What does viado mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatorymasculineoffensivevulgarfaggot
- 2
Brazilcolloquialderogatorymasculineoffensivevulgarfucker, bastard (undesirable person)
- 3
Brazilcolloquialmasculineoffensiveslangvulgarbro (friendly term of address among men)
E aí, viado? Como é que cê tá?
noun
- 1
BrazilcolloquialmasculineobsoleteoffensivevulgarStriped wool cloth used for making clothes.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem riscas e/ou veios 2. que é próprio de homossexual do sexo masculino
noun: 1. homossexual do sexo masculino 2. tecido de lã com riscas e/ou veios
noun: 1. termo usado para ofender homens, baseando-se em homofobia
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 viado
- viados plural
- veado alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viado?
- Brazil /viˈa.du/
- Brazil /ˈvja.du/
- Portugal /ˈvja.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viado in Portuguese?
viado appears 2.5 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).