polvo
Spanish, noun/ˈpolbo/
polvo is spelled P-O-L-V-O (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,980th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polvo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquier sustancia sólida, en especial tierra, reducida a gránulos de diámetro muy fino”.
What does polvo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects)
- 2
masculinepowder, dust (fine particles of a dry substance)
- 3
colloquialmasculinevulgarfuck, screw (sexual intercourse)
- 4
masculinesee polvos
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquier sustancia sólida, en especial tierra, reducida a gránulos de diámetro muy fino. 2. Coito. 3. Orgasmo.
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 polvo
- polvos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polvo?
- /ˈpolbo/
- [ˈpol.β̞o]
- [ˈpolβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polvo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polvo in Spanish?
polvo appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).