detrito
Portuguese, noun/deˈtɾi.tu/
detrito is spelled D-E-T-R-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 105,827th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Detrito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “debris, detritus (residue of a substance that has become disorganized by friction or for any other reason)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “resto do que se gastou por atrito”.
What does detrito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedebris, detritus (residue of a substance that has become disorganized by friction or for any other reason)
- 2
masculinedebris, detritus (remainder of organic or inorganic substance that has decomposed)
- 3
masculinedebris, detritus (product of any erosion, in transport or deposited)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. resto do que se gastou por atrito 2. resíduo 3. sedimento
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 detrito
- detritos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce detrito?
- Brazil /deˈtɾi.tu/
- Portugal /dɨˈtɾi.tu/
- Portugal /dɨ.ˈtɾi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is detrito in Portuguese?
detrito appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).