crisol
Portuguese, noun/kɾiˈzɔw/
crisol is spelled C-R-I-S-O-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese, the 146,979th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crisol is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “crucible (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vaso, cadinho, pote ou instrumento usado pelo oleiro para purificar o ouro no fogo”.
What does crisol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrucible (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
- 2
masculinecrucible (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vaso, cadinho, pote ou instrumento usado pelo oleiro para purificar o ouro no fogo
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 crisol
- crisóis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crisol?
- Brazil /kɾiˈzɔw/
- Brazil [kɾiˈzɔʊ̯]
- Portugal /kɾiˈzɔl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crisol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crisol in Portuguese?
crisol appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).