bálsamo
Portuguese, noun/ˈbaw.sa.mu/
bálsamo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “balsam (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância aromática exsudada por muitas plantas, espontaneamente ou por ferimento, composta de resinas…”.
What does bálsamo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebalsam (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. substância aromática exsudada por muitas plantas, espontaneamente ou por ferimento, composta de resinas, óleos essenciais, ácido benzóico, cinâmico e seus ésteres; muito usada em perfumaria e farmácia 2. na medicina caseira, infusão de plantas narcóticas em óleo, com que se friccionam regiões doloridas do corpo 3. medicamento que tem características ou propriedades balsâmicas 4. aroma agradável e penetrante
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo
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 bálsamo
- bálsamos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bálsamo?
- Brazil /ˈbaw.sa.mu/
- Brazil [ˈbaʊ̯.sa.mu]
- Portugal /ˈbal.sɐ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bálsamo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bálsamo in Portuguese?
bálsamo 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).