lacrimoso
Portuguese, adjective/la.kɾiˈmo.zu/
lacrimoso is spelled L-A-C-R-I-M-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese, the 145,565th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lacrimoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “lachrymose; tearful (having tears on one’s eyes; about to cry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que chora; choroso”.
What does lacrimoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lachrymose; tearful (having tears on one’s eyes; about to cry)
- 2
lachrymose (causing tears, or emotional distress)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que chora; choroso 2. que provoca lágrimas; lagrimoso; lagrimejante 3. aflito, lastimoso
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 lacrimoso
- lacrimosa feminine
- lacrimosos masculine plural
- lacrimosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lacrimoso?
- Brazil /la.kɾiˈmo.zu/
- Portugal /lɐ.kɾiˈmo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lacrimoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lacrimoso in Portuguese?
lacrimoso appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).