criciúma
Portuguese, noun/kɾi.siˈũ.mɐ/
criciúma is spelled C-R-I-C-I-Ú-M-A (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,223rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criciúma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bamboo of the species Eremocaulon asymmetricum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado de Santa Catarina”.
What does criciúma mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininebamboo of the species Eremocaulon asymmetricum
- 2
Brazilfeminineany of various native bamboos traditionally used to make baskets, especially of genera Arundinaria, Chusquea and Olyra
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Santa Catarina
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 criciúma
- criciúmas plural
- cresciúma alternative
- gurixima alternative
- quixiúna alternative
- quixiúme alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criciúma?
- Brazil /kɾi.siˈũ.mɐ/
- Brazil /kɾiˈsjũ.mɐ/
- Portugal /kɾiˈsju.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is criciúma in Portuguese?
criciúma appears 3.0 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).