bicameral
Portuguese, adjective/bi.ka.meˈɾaw/
bicameral is spelled B-I-C-A-M-E-R-A-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 117,162nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bicameral is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “bicameral (having two separate legislative chambers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao bicameralismo”.
What does bicameral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinebicameral (having two separate legislative chambers)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao bicameralismo
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 bicameral
- bicamerais plural
- bicamaral alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bicameral?
- Brazil /bi.ka.meˈɾaw/
- Brazil [bi.ka.meˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /bi.kɐ.mɨˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bicameral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bicameral in Portuguese?
bicameral appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).