açafrão
Portuguese, noun/a.saˈfɾɐ̃w̃/
açafrão is spelled A-Ç-A-F-R-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,194th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Açafrão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “saffron plant (Crocus sativus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta da família das Iridáceas de cujas flores se extrai um pó amarelo-alaranjado utilizado em culinária ou…”.
What does açafrão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesaffron plant (Crocus sativus)
- 2
masculinethe flower of this plant
- 3
masculinesaffron (spice)
- 4
masculinesaffron; saffron yellow (color)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta da família das Iridáceas de cujas flores se extrai um pó amarelo-alaranjado utilizado em culinária ou como corante; seu nome científico é Crocus sativus 2. açafroeira, açaflor 3. o mesmo que urucu
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 açafrão
- açafrões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce açafrão?
- Brazil /a.saˈfɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.saˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.sɐˈfɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to açafrão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is açafrão in Portuguese?
açafrão appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).