paralelo
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾaˈlɛ.lu/
paralelo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “parallel (line of latitude)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “comparação, confronto”.
What does paralelo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
parallel (of two or more (straight) lines, (flat) surfaces etc: equally distant from one another at all points)
- 2
parallel (involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time)
- 3
parallel (having the same overall direction)
- 4
happening at the same time
- 5
describes conductor which are in parallel
- 6
which is used as an alternative to something official
Em algumas cidades, as pessoas usam moeda paralela, ao invés do real.
noun
- 1
masculineparallel (line of latitude)
- 2
masculinea comparison (evaluation of the similarities and differences)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se das linhas ou superfícies paralelas; equidistante 2. menor perpendicular ao eixo da Terra 3. simultâneo 4. alternativo
noun: 1. comparação, confronto
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 paralelo
- paralela feminine
- paralelos masculine plural
- paralelas feminine plural
- parallelo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paralelo?
- Brazil /pa.ɾaˈlɛ.lu/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐˈlɛ.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 paralelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paralelo in Portuguese?
paralelo appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).