fusiforme
Portuguese, adjective/fu.ziˈfɔʁ.mi/
fusiforme is spelled F-U-S-I-F-O-R-M-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese, the 159,424th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fusiforme is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “fusiform (spindle-shaped)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de objeto ou organismo em forma de fuso (antigo instrumento usado para fiar), ou seja, alongado e com…”.
What does fusiforme mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefusiform (spindle-shaped)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de objeto ou organismo em forma de fuso (antigo instrumento usado para fiar), ou seja, alongado e com as extremidades mais estreitas que o centro
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 fusiforme
- fusiformes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fusiforme?
- Brazil /fu.ziˈfɔʁ.mi/
- Brazil [fu.ziˈfɔɦ.mi]
- /fu.ziˈfɔɾ.mi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fusiforme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fusiforme in Portuguese?
fusiforme appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).