homúnculo
Portuguese, noun/oˈmũ.ku.lu/
homúnculo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “homunculus (miniature of a person believed to reside inside sperm)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of homem. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno homem”.
What does homúnculo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of homem
- 2
masculinehomunculus (miniature of a person believed to reside inside sperm)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno homem 2. homenzinho 3. anão
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 homúnculo
- homúnculos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce homúnculo?
- Brazil /oˈmũ.ku.lu/
- Portugal /ɔˈmũ.ku.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to homúnculo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is homúnculo in Portuguese?
homúnculo appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).