magriço
Portuguese, noun/maˈɡɾi.su/
magriço is spelled M-A-G-R-I-Ç-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Magriço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who is scrawny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “magricela”.
What does magriço mean in English?
adjective
- 1
scrawny (very thin)
noun
- 1
masculineone who is scrawny
noun
- 1
masculineDefender of women.
- 2
derogatorymasculineRidiculous champion of petty causes.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (antropónimo) cavaleiro português do tempo do rei D. João I
noun: 1. magricela 2. paladino de damas 3. defensor ridículo de coisas fúteis
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 magriço
- magriça feminine
- magriços masculine plural
- magriças feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce magriço?
- Brazil /maˈɡɾi.su/
- Portugal /mɐˈɡɾi.su/
- Portugal [mɐˈɣɾi.su]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is magriço in Portuguese?
magriço appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).