brillantina
Spanish, noun/bɾiʝanˈtina/
brillantina is spelled B-R-I-L-L-A-N-T-I-N-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brillantina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “brilliantine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedazo diminuto de plástico copolimerizado, hojas de aluminio, dióxido de titanio, óxidos de hierro…”.
What does brillantina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrilliantine
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pedazo diminuto de plástico copolimerizado, hojas de aluminio, dióxido de titanio, óxidos de hierro, oxicloreto de bismuto u otros materiales pintados con colores metálicos, de neón y colores iridiscentes para reflejar la luz en un espectro de espumantes. Se usa en la ropa y en diversos productos cosméticos, como esmaltes para uñas y aerosoles corporales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brillantina
- brillantinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brillantina?
- /bɾiʝanˈtina/
- [bɾi.ʝãn̪ˈt̪i.na]
- [bɾiʝãn̪ˈt̪ina]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brillantina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brillantina in Spanish?
brillantina appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).