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traço

Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾa.su/

traço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “trace (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of traçar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio”.

What does traço mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinetrace (all senses)

  2. 2

    masculineline (path through two or more points)

  3. 3

    masculinestroke (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

  4. 4

    masculinefeature (one of the physical constituents of the face)

  5. 5

    masculinetrait (an identifying characteristic, habit or trend)

  6. 6

    masculineart style (an artist's characteristic way of drawing)

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of traçar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio 2. a trilha deixada pela passagem de uma pessoa, animal ou objeto 3. o traçado, desenho ou esboço de algo 4. feição, aspecto

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 traço

  • traços plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce traço?

  • Brazil /ˈtɾa.su/
  • Portugal /ˈtɾa.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 traço

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is traço in Portuguese?

traço appears 5.4 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).