frufru
Portuguese, noun/fɾuˈfɾu/
frufru is spelled F-R-U-F-R-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 97,539th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frufru is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rustle; rustling (of fabrics)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ruído leve produzido pelo atrito ou farfalhar de algo”.
What does frufru mean in English?
adjective
- 1
overly decorated or colourful
noun
- 1
masculinerustle; rustling (of fabrics)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ruído leve produzido pelo atrito ou farfalhar de algo 2. som de tecido que roça o chão (especialmente seda) 3. som de folhas secas sendo amassadas 4. som produzido pelas aves durante o voo
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 frufru
- frufrus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce frufru?
- Brazil /fɾuˈfɾu/
- Portugal /fɾuˈfɾu/
- /fɾuˈfɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to frufru
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is frufru in Portuguese?
frufru appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).