nimbo
Portuguese, noun/ˈnĩ.bu/
nimbo is spelled N-I-M-B-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nimbo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande nuvem cinzenta, espessa e de baixa altitude, que precipita facilmente em chuva ou neve”.
What does nimbo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints)
- 2
masculinenimbus (grey rain cloud)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grande nuvem cinzenta, espessa e de baixa altitude, que precipita facilmente em chuva ou neve 2. círculo luminoso que circula a cabeça das imagens dos santos; auréola 3. designação vulgar do cinamomo ou amargoseira
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 nimbo
- nimbos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nimbo?
- Brazil /ˈnĩ.bu/
- Portugal /ˈnĩ.bu/
- /'nĩ.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nimbo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nimbo in Portuguese?
nimbo appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).