figurado
Portuguese, adjective/fi.ɡuˈɾa.du/
figurado is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Figurado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “figurative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of figurar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “metafórico”.
What does figurado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
figurative
verb
- 1
past participle of figurar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. metafórico 2. alegórico 3. hipotético 4. diz-se da dança de passos marcados e variados
noun: 1. dança figurada (4, adjetivo)
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 figurado
- figurada feminine
- figurados masculine plural
- figuradas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce figurado?
- Brazil /fi.ɡuˈɾa.du/
- Portugal /fi.ɡuˈɾa.du/
- Portugal [fi.ɣuˈɾa.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to figurado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is figurado in Portuguese?
figurado 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).