floco
Portuguese, noun/ˈflɔ.ku/
floco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “flake (a thin chiplike layer of anything)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de filamentos sutis, que esvoaçam ao simples impulso da aragem”.
What does floco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineflake (a thin chiplike layer of anything)
sorvete de flocos
- 2
masculinetuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de filamentos sutis, que esvoaçam ao simples impulso da aragem 2. felpa 3. tufo de pelos, na cauda de alguns animais 4. vaporização
noun: 1. pessoa que pensa merecer, demanda, ou ao qual é dispensado tratamento diferenciado, mais suave ou privilegiado
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 floco
- flocos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce floco?
- Brazil /ˈflɔ.ku/
- Portugal /ˈflɔ.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to floco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is floco in Portuguese?
floco 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).