bibelô
Portuguese, noun/bi.beˈlo/
bibelô is spelled B-I-B-E-L-Ô (6 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese, the 125,896th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bibelô is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “knick-knack, bauble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto de louça para enfeite da casa, que se põe sobre uma superfície plana”.
What does bibelô mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineknick-knack, bauble
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. objeto de louça para enfeite da casa, que se põe sobre uma superfície plana 2. objeto pequeno para enfeite da casa 3. pessoa de aparência e maneiras delicadas 4. pessoa que tem a beleza como seu único atributo
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 bibelô
- bibelôs plural
- bibelot alternative proscribed
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bibelô?
- Brazil /bi.beˈlo/
- Portugal /bi.bɨˈlo/
- Portugal [bi.βɨˈlo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bibelô in Portuguese?
bibelô appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).