namorico
Portuguese, noun/na.moˈɾi.ku/
namorico is spelled N-A-M-O-R-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 78,593rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Namorico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fling; brief and unserious romantic relationship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “namoro, relacionamento amoroso de menor compromisso”.
What does namorico mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefling; brief and unserious romantic relationship
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. namoro, relacionamento amoroso de menor compromisso 2. par, namorado ou da namorada, com quem é mantida uma relação amorosa no seu início ou de menor compromisso
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 namorico
- namoricos plural
- namorisco alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce namorico?
- Brazil /na.moˈɾi.ku/
- Portugal /nɐ.muˈɾi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is namorico in Portuguese?
namorico appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).