laico
Portuguese, noun/ˈlaj.ku/
laico is spelled L-A-I-C-O (5 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,577th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “leigo”.
What does laico mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelayman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)
adjective
- 1
lay (not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them)
- 2
non-religious (having no relation with religion)
- 3
secular (not bound by the vows of a monastic order)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. quem ou que não pertence ao clero; secular, leigo, sem confissão 2. que é independente de qualquer credo religioso
noun: 1. leigo
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 laico
- laicos plural
- laica feminine
- laicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laico?
- Brazil /ˈlaj.ku/
- Brazil [ˈlaɪ̯.ku]
- Portugal /ˈlaj.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 laico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is laico in Portuguese?
laico appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).