melancólico
Portuguese, adjective/me.lɐ̃ˈkɔ.li.ku/
melancólico is spelled M-E-L-A-N-C-Ó-L-I-C-O (11 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Melancólico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “sad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “triste”.
What does melancólico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sad
- 2
melancholic
- 3
moody
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. triste 2. pensativo
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 melancólico
- melancólica feminine
- melancólicos masculine plural
- melancólicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce melancólico?
- Brazil /me.lɐ̃ˈkɔ.li.ku/
- Portugal /mɨ.lɐ̃ˈkɔ.li.ku/
- Portugal /mɨ.lɐ̃.ˈkɔ.li.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 melancólico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is melancólico in Portuguese?
melancólico appears 1.2 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).