giro
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒi.ɾu/
giro is spelled G-I-R-O (4 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,891st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Giro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rotation, turn (the act of turning around a centre or an axis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of girar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “volta”.
What does giro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerotation, turn (the act of turning around a centre or an axis)
Ele fez um giro de 180 graus.
adjective
- 1
Portugalcolloquialpretty, beautiful
O papel de parede é muito giro.
- 2
Portugalcolloquialinteresting, nice
Acho que é uma ideia gira.
- 3
with 360 degrees.
ângulo giro
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of girar
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of gerir
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. galante, interessante, agradável, engraçado
noun: 1. volta 2. rotação 3. movimento em redor de algum centro 4. contorno, sinuosidade
suffix: 1. exprime noção de "movimento para"
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 giro
- giros plural
- gira feminine
- giras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce giro?
- Brazil /ˈʒi.ɾu/
- Portugal /ˈʒi.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to giro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is giro in Portuguese?
giro appears 17 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).