obsidiana
Portuguese, noun/o.bi.si.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐ/
obsidiana is spelled O-B-S-I-D-I-A-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obsidiana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “obsidian (a type of black volcanic glass)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vidro escuro formado pelo rápido resfriamento da lava”.
What does obsidiana mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsidian (a type of black volcanic glass)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vidro escuro formado pelo rápido resfriamento da lava
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 obsidiana
- obsidianas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obsidiana?
- Brazil /o.bi.si.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐ/
- Brazil /o.bi.siˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐ/
- Brazil /ob.si.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obsidiana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obsidiana in Portuguese?
obsidiana appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).