moribundo
Portuguese, adjective/mo.ɾiˈbũ.du/
moribundo is spelled M-O-R-I-B-U-N-D-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,025th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moribundo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “moribund (approaching death)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que está a morrer”.
What does moribundo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
moribund (approaching death)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está a morrer 2. agonizante
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 moribundo
- moribunda feminine
- moribundos masculine plural
- moribundas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moribundo?
- Brazil /mo.ɾiˈbũ.du/
- Portugal /mu.ɾiˈbũ.du/
- Portugal [mu.ɾiˈβũ.du]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moribundo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moribundo in Portuguese?
moribundo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).