cosmético
Portuguese, noun/kozˈmɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
cosmético is spelled C-O-S-M-É-T-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cosmético is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cosmetic (any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “produto ou substância cosmética”.
What does cosmético mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cosmetic (improving something’s appearance)
noun
- 1
masculinecosmetic (any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem a função de conservar ou melhorar a aparência da pele ou dos cabelos
noun: 1. produto ou substância cosmética
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 cosmético
- cosmética feminine
- cosméticos masculine plural
- cosméticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cosmético?
- Brazil /kozˈmɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- /koʒˈmɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /kuʒˈmɛ.ti.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cosmético
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cosmético in Portuguese?
cosmético appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).