parasitismo
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾa.ziˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
parasitismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “parasitism (interaction in which one organism benefits at the expense of another without killing them)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relação ecológica entre seres vivos, na qual existe uma unilateralidade de benefícios, sendo um dos…”.
What does parasitismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparasitism (interaction in which one organism benefits at the expense of another without killing them)
- 2
masculineparasitism (the practice of taking advantage of others)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. relação ecológica entre seres vivos, na qual existe uma unilateralidade de benefícios, sendo um dos associados prejudicado nessa relação
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 parasitismo
- parasitismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parasitismo?
- Brazil /pa.ɾa.ziˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- /pa.ɾa.ziˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐ.ziˈtiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parasitismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parasitismo in Portuguese?
parasitismo 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).