elucubração
Portuguese, noun/e.lu.ku.bɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
elucubração is spelled E-L-U-C-U-B-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (11 letters). Elucubração is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an intense, vehement reflection or meditation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lucubração”.
What does elucubração mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean intense, vehement reflection or meditation
- 2
femininea laborious creation or the mental dedication needed to create it
- 3
femininerambling, incoherent speculation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lucubração
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 elucubração
- elucubrações plural
- lucubração alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce elucubração?
- Brazil /e.lu.ku.bɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [e.lu.ku.bɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /i.lu.ku.bɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.