zoião
Portuguese, noun/zɔˈjɐ̃w̃/
zoião is spelled Z-O-I-Ã-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese, the 227,016th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zoião is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who is prone to overeating; a glutton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa a olhar algo com interesse em busca de sabê-lo, conhecê-lo”.
What does zoião mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilcolloquialgluttonous; greedy (prone to excessive eating)
- 2
Brazilcolloquialavaricious; greedy (wishing more wealth than is needed)
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculineone who is prone to overeating; a glutton
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculinefried egg
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pessoa que quer ter muito mais do que consegue consumir
noun: 1. pessoa a olhar algo com interesse em busca de sabê-lo, conhecê-lo
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 zoião
- zoiona feminine
- zoiões masculine plural
- zoionas feminine plural
- mais zoião comparative
- o mais zoião superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zoião?
- Brazil /zɔˈjɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [zɔˈjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zoião in Portuguese?
zoião appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).