pantomima
Portuguese, noun/pɐ̃.toˈmĩ.mɐ/
pantomima is spelled P-A-N-T-O-M-I-M-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,054th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pantomima is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pantomime (gesturing without speaking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “representação teatral em que os atores se expressam somente por gestos”.
What does pantomima mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepantomime (gesturing without speaking)
- 2
femininepantomime (type of musical comedy stage production)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. representação teatral em que os atores se expressam somente por gestos
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 pantomima
- pantomimas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pantomima?
- Brazil /pɐ̃.toˈmĩ.mɐ/
- Portugal /pɐ̃.tuˈmi.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pantomima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pantomima in Portuguese?
pantomima appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).