árido
Portuguese, adjective/ˈa.ɾi.du/
árido is spelled Á-R-I-D-O (5 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,237th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Árido is a Portuguese adjective meaning “arid (very dry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sem umidade”.
What does árido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
arid (very dry)
- 2
arid (describing a very dry climate)
- 3
unsuitable for agriculture
- 4
cold; not affected by emotion
- 5
boring; dull; tedious
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sem umidade
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 árido
- árida feminine
- áridos masculine plural
- áridas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce árido?
- Brazil /ˈa.ɾi.du/
- Portugal /ˈa.ɾi.du/
- Portugal [ˈa.ɾi.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to árido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is árido in Portuguese?
árido appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).