higroscópico
Portuguese, adjective/i.ɡɾosˈkɔ.pi.ku/
higroscópico is spelled H-I-G-R-O-S-C-Ó-P-I-C-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese, the 213,834th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Higroscópico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “hygroscopic (readily taking up and retaining water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à higroscopia”.
What does higroscópico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hygroscopic (readily taking up and retaining water)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à higroscopia 2. que tem tendência em absorver água, como por exemplo esponja, papel, tecidos, madeira etc
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 higroscópico
- higroscópica feminine
- higroscópicos masculine plural
- higroscópicas feminine plural
- hygroscópico alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce higroscópico?
- Brazil /i.ɡɾosˈkɔ.pi.ku/
- /i.ɡɾoʃˈkɔ.pi.ku/
- Portugal /i.ɡɾɔʃˈkɔ.pi.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 higroscópico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is higroscópico in Portuguese?
higroscópico appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).