ganso
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɐ̃.su/
ganso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome vulgar extensivo às aves palmípedes corpulentas do gênero Anser”.
What does ganso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegoose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome vulgar extensivo às aves palmípedes corpulentas do gênero Anser 2. parte externa e posterior da coxa do boi 3. ato de ingerir bebidas alcoólicas em demasia
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 ganso
- gansos plural
- gansa feminine
- gansas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ganso?
- Brazil /ˈɡɐ̃.su/
- Portugal /ˈɡɐ̃.su/
- Brazil /ˈgã.sʊ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ganso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ganso in Portuguese?
ganso appears 3.5 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).