vintém
Portuguese, noun
vintém is spelled V-I-N-T-É-M (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,330th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vintém is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vintem, Portuguese penny, a former small coin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, vintem is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, vintêm is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of vintém”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena quantidade de dinheiro”.
What does vintém mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevintem, Portuguese penny, a former small coin
- 2
masculinevintem, a former small unit of mass, equivalent to about 112 mg and chiefly used as a measure of gold dust
- 3
masculineslangcherry, virginity or hymen
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of vintém
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of vintém
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena quantidade de dinheiro
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 vintém
- vinténs plural
- vintêm alternative
- vintem alternative
- vintens plural
- vintêns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is vintém in Portuguese?
vintém appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).