algicida
Portuguese, noun/aw.ʒiˈsi.dɐ/
algicida is spelled A-L-G-I-C-I-D-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese, the 255,764th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Algicida is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “algicide (substance that kills algae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “produto que mata algas”.
What does algicida mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinealgicidal (that kills algae)
noun
- 1
masculinealgicide (substance that kills algae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de produto que mata algas
noun: 1. produto que mata algas
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 algicida
- algicidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algicida?
- Brazil /aw.ʒiˈsi.dɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ʒiˈsi.dɐ]
- Portugal /al.ʒiˈsi.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is algicida in Portuguese?
algicida appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).