mico
Portuguese, noun/ˈmi.ku/
mico is spelled M-I-C-O (4 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,592nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “any of several very small and long-tailed monkeys, such as capuchins and marmosets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of micar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno macaco”.
What does mico mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineany of several very small and long-tailed monkeys, such as capuchins and marmosets
- 2
masculinethe devil
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinegaffe, blunder, faux pas (an embarrassing mistake or situation)
pagar mico
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of micar
prefix
- 1
myco-
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno macaco 2. pessoa de aspecto grotesco 3. vergonha em público 4. diabo
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 mico
- micos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mico?
- Brazil /ˈmi.ku/
- Portugal /ˈmi.ku/
- Brazil /ˌmi.ko/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mico in Portuguese?
mico appears 1.8 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).