jaculatória
Portuguese, noun/ʒa.ku.laˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
jaculatória is spelled J-A-C-U-L-A-T-Ó-R-I-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese, the 201,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jaculatória is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “short and fervent prayer (said in novenas and other devotions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena oração ou invocação que os católicos incluem em suas orações, no começo ou final dessas, ou no final…”.
What does jaculatória mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshort and fervent prayer (said in novenas and other devotions)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena oração ou invocação que os católicos incluem em suas orações, no começo ou final dessas, ou no final de cada dezena do rosário
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 jaculatória
- jaculatórias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jaculatória?
- Brazil /ʒa.ku.laˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɐ.ku.lɐˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jaculatória in Portuguese?
jaculatória appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).