papiro
Portuguese, noun/paˈpi.ɾu/
papiro is spelled P-A-P-I-R-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,837th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta da espécie Cyperus papyrus, espécie de junco que serve para fabricar papel”.
What does papiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepapyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)
- 2
masculinepapyrus (a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant)
- 3
masculinepapyrus (a document written on papyrus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta da espécie Cyperus papyrus, espécie de junco que serve para fabricar papel 2. papel feito com papiro 3. documento antigo em papiro
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 papiro
- papiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papiro?
- Brazil /paˈpi.ɾu/
- Portugal /pɐˈpi.ɾu/
- Portugal /pɐ.ˈpi.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to papiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is papiro in Portuguese?
papiro appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).