figurativo
Portuguese, adjective/fi.ɡu.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
figurativo is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-V-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 61,435th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Figurativo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “figurative (metaphorical; not literal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que figura, que representa”.
What does figurativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
figurative (metaphorical; not literal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que figura, que representa
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 figurativo
- figurativa feminine
- figurativos masculine plural
- figurativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce figurativo?
- Brazil /fi.ɡu.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /fi.ɡu.ɾɐˈti.vu/
- Portugal [fi.ɣu.ɾɐˈti.vu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to figurativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is figurativo in Portuguese?
figurativo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).