grifo
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɾi.fu/
grifo is spelled G-R-I-F-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,050th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grifo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “griffin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of grifar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “enigma”.
What does grifo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegriffin
- 2
masculinegriffin
- 3
masculineGriffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
- 4
masculinemonkey wrench
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of grifar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. frisado, encrespado
noun: 1. enigma 2. caracol de cabelo 3. forma de letra grafada com traço pendendo à direita 4. artifício aplicado a um texto como itálico, negrito ou sublinha pelo qual um autor reproduzindo parte de obra d'outro dá destaque ou diferencia palavra ou trecho
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 grifo
- grifos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grifo?
- Brazil /ˈɡɾi.fu/
- Portugal /ˈɡɾi.fu/
- /'gɾɪfu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grifo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grifo in Portuguese?
grifo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).