opérculo
Portuguese, noun/oˈpɛʁ.ku.lu/
opérculo is spelled O-P-É-R-C-U-L-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese, the 229,473rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opérculo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “operculum (flap-like cover in some animals and plants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pálpebra ou cobertura em uma estrutura semelhante a uma câmara”.
What does opérculo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoperculum (flap-like cover in some animals and plants)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pálpebra ou cobertura em uma estrutura semelhante a uma câmara 2. placa óssea localizada nos lados da cabeça dos peixes e que cobre a câmara branquial 3. placa calcária ou córnea com que o animal pode fechar-se dentro da concha 4. cobertura da cápsula que se destaca para permitir a saída dos esporos
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 opérculo
- opérculos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opérculo?
- Brazil /oˈpɛʁ.ku.lu/
- Brazil [oˈpɛh.ku.lu]
- /oˈpɛɾ.ku.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to opérculo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is opérculo in Portuguese?
opérculo appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).