invólucro
Portuguese, noun/ĩˈvɔ.lu.kɾu/
invólucro is spelled I-N-V-Ó-L-U-C-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Invólucro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “that which wraps or covers something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “envoltório, algo que serve para envolver”.
What does invólucro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethat which wraps or covers something
- 2
masculinebracts or floral leaves around a flower's base
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. envoltório, algo que serve para envolver
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 invólucro
- invólucros plural
- envólucro alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce invólucro?
- Brazil /ĩˈvɔ.lu.kɾu/
- Portugal /ĩˈvɔ.lu.kɾu/
- Portugal /ĩˈbɔ.lu.kɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to invólucro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is invólucro in Portuguese?
invólucro 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).