-oide
Portuguese, suffix/ˈɔj.d͡ʒi/
-oide is spelled O-I-D-E (4 letters). -oide is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “-oid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “com o formato de”.
What does -oide mean in English?
suffix
- 1
femininemasculine-oid
suffix
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of -oide; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. o mesmo que -oide
suffix: 1. com o formato de 2. com aparência de, semelhante a 3. tipo de, grupo de
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.
How do you pronounce -oide?
- Brazil /ˈɔj.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [ˈɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
- Portugal /ˈɔj.dɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -oide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.