inácio

This is the 768th most frequent Portuguese word.


inácio

"Inácio" is a Portuguese given name, equivalent to "Ignatius" in English.


Here, 'Inácio' is used as a proper noun indicating the name of a person.

O Inácio foi à escola muito cedo hoje.

Inácio went to school very early today.


In this case, 'inácio' is used metaphorically as an adjective to describe someone's behavior.

Ela disse que o comportamento dele é muito inácio.

She said that his behavior is very naive.


In this example, 'inácio' is figuratively referring to a boy, used perhaps regionally or informally.

Encontramos o inácio que perdeu o caderno.

We found the boy who lost the notebook.