maquilhagem
Portuguese, noun/ma.kiˈʎa.ʒẽj̃/
maquilhagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “makeup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de maquilhar(-se)”.
What does maquilhagem mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemakeup
Ela está usando muita maquilhagem.
- 2
femininecosmetics
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de maquilhar(-se) 2. pintura ou cosmético para embelezar ou fantasiar o rosto
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 maquilhagem
- maquilhagens plural
- maquiagem alternative Brazil common
- maquilagem alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maquilhagem?
- Brazil /ma.kiˈʎa.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [ma.kiˈʎa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ma.kɨˈʎa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maquilhagem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maquilhagem in Portuguese?
maquilhagem appears 2.8 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).