equinócio
Portuguese, noun/e.kiˈnɔ.sju/
equinócio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “equinox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “momento em que o Sol se encontra na vertical sobre o equador fazendo que os dias sejam iguais às noites em…”.
What does equinócio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineequinox
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. momento em que o Sol se encontra na vertical sobre o equador fazendo que os dias sejam iguais às noites em toda a Terra
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 equinócio
- equinócios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce equinócio?
- Brazil /e.kiˈnɔ.sju/
- Portugal /i.kiˈnɔ.sju/
- Portugal /ɛ.kiˈnɔ.sju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to equinócio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is equinócio in Portuguese?
equinócio appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).