macabro
Portuguese, adjective/maˈka.bɾu/
macabro is spelled M-A-C-A-B-R-O (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 31,685th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macabro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à morte ou aos mortos; que evoca ou sugere o fúnebre”.
What does macabro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
macabre (ghastly, shocking, terrifying)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à morte ou aos mortos; que evoca ou sugere o fúnebre 2. que transmite horror, medo ou sensação de sinistro 3. referente a representações ou rituais em que a morte é figurada de forma simbólica 4. ligado a ideias ou sentimentos tristes, sombrio ou lúgubre
noun: 1. qualidade ou aspecto do que é macabro
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 macabro
- macabra feminine
- macabros masculine plural
- macabras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macabro?
- Brazil /maˈka.bɾu/
- Portugal /mɐˈka.bɾu/
- Portugal [mɐˈka.βɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macabro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macabro in Portuguese?
macabro appears 1.1 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).