lapidário
Portuguese, noun/la.piˈda.ɾju/
lapidário is spelled L-A-P-I-D-Á-R-I-O (9 letters). Lapidário is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lapidary (person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gemstones)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que trabalha em pedras preciosas; joalheiro”.
What does lapidário mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lapidary
noun
- 1
masculinelapidary (person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gemstones)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a inscrições lapidares 2. que se abriga entre pedras (falando-se de alguns insetos)
noun: 1. aquele que trabalha em pedras preciosas; joalheiro 2. o mesmo que pedreiro-livre ou mação (do séc. XVIII)
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 lapidário
- lapidária feminine
- lapidários masculine plural
- lapidárias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lapidário?
- Brazil /la.piˈda.ɾju/
- Portugal /lɐ.piˈda.ɾju/
- Portugal [lɐ.piˈða.ɾju]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lapidário
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.