arcano
Portuguese, adjective/aʁˈkɐ̃.nu/
arcano is spelled A-R-C-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 60,234th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arcano is a Portuguese adjective meaning “arcane (understood by only a few; obscure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “misterioso; oculto”.
What does arcano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
arcane (understood by only a few; obscure)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. misterioso; oculto
noun: 1. segredo, mistério
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 arcano
- arcana feminine
- arcanos masculine plural
- arcanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arcano?
- Brazil /aʁˈkɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil [ahˈkɐ̃.nu]
- /aɾˈkɐ̃.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arcano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arcano in Portuguese?
arcano appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).