jerico
Portuguese, noun/ʒiˈɾi.ku/
jerico is spelled J-E-R-I-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jerico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “donkey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “jumento, asno”.
What does jerico mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedonkey
- 2
derogatorymasculineidiot; fool
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jumento, asno 2. bobo, idiota
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba
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 jerico
- jericos plural
- girico alternative common misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jerico?
- Brazil /ʒiˈɾi.ku/
- Brazil /ʒeˈɾi.ku/
- Portugal /ʒɨˈɾi.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 jerico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jerico in Portuguese?
jerico 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).