bilateral
Portuguese, adjective/bi.la.teˈɾaw/
bilateral is spelled B-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L (9 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,222nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bilateral is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “bilateral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem dois lados”.
What does bilateral mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem dois lados 2. que refere-se a dois lados opostos 3. bilinear; cognático 4. bilaterado
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 bilateral
- bilaterais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bilateral?
- Brazil /bi.la.teˈɾaw/
- Brazil [bi.la.teˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /bi.lɐ.tɨˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bilateral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bilateral in Portuguese?
bilateral appears 2.3 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).