esmiuçado
Portuguese, adjective/iz.miwˈsa.du/
esmiuçado is spelled E-S-M-I-U-Ç-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written Portuguese, the 189,447th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esmiuçado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “chopped or ground into small pieces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of esmiuçar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dividido em partes miúdas; que se esmiuçou”.
What does esmiuçado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
chopped or ground into small pieces
- 2
detailed (characterised by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment)
verb
- 1
past participle of esmiuçar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dividido em partes miúdas; que se esmiuçou 2. investigado ou analisado minuciosamente 3. explicado com muitos detalhes
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 esmiuçado
- esmiuçada feminine
- esmiuçados masculine plural
- esmiuçadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esmiuçado?
- Brazil /iz.miwˈsa.du/
- Brazil [iz.miʊ̯ˈsa.du]
- Brazil /ez.miwˈsa.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is esmiuçado in Portuguese?
esmiuçado appears about once in every 45 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).