encomio
Portuguese, noun
encomio is spelled E-N-C-O-M-I-O (7 letters). Encomio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of encômio /encómio” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of encomiar. With an accent, encômio is a different word: “compliment, the act of praising someone”. With an accent, encómio is a different word: “European Portuguese standard spelling of encômio”.
What does encomio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of encômio /encómio
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of encomiar
noun
- 1
masculinecompliment, the act of praising someone
noun
- 1
masculineEuropean Portuguese standard spelling of encômio
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. elogio 2. louvor 3. aprovação
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 encomio
- encomios plural
- encômios plural
- encómio alternative Portugal
- encomio alternative
- encómios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to encomio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.