círio
Portuguese, noun/ˈsi.ɾju/
círio is spelled C-Í-R-I-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,864th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Círio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a large candle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande vela de cera”.
What does círio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea large candle
- 2
masculinea Christian pilgrimage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grande vela de cera
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 círio
- círios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce círio?
- Brazil /ˈsi.ɾju/
- Portugal /ˈsi.ɾju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is círio in Portuguese?
círio appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).