terço
Portuguese, noun/ˈteʁ.su/
terço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “third (one of three parts of a whole)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão”.
What does terço mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethird (one of three parts of a whole)
- 2
masculineprayer beads used to pray; the rosary
- 3
masculinetercio (a type of military formation used in the early modern age)
adjective
- 1
which is one third (1/3) of something
adjective
- 1
archaicthird
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão 2. aquele que representa a terça parte 3. unidade militar dos exércitos dos países da Península Ibérica
adjective: 1. obstinado, que persiste numa ideia ou numa atuação
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 terço
- terços plural
- terça feminine
- terças feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terço?
- Brazil /ˈteʁ.su/
- Brazil [ˈteh.su]
- /ˈteɾ.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terço
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terço in Portuguese?
terço appears 11 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).