passadiço
Portuguese, noun/pa.saˈd͡ʒi.su/
passadiço is spelled P-A-S-S-A-D-I-Ç-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 59,634th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Passadiço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “passageway (any way for passing in, out or through something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “passagem entre dois prédios”.
What does passadiço mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ephemeral (lasting for a short period of time)
noun
- 1
masculinepassageway (any way for passing in, out or through something)
- 2
Brazilmasculinebridge (elevated platform from which a ship is navigated)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. transitório
noun: 1. passagem entre dois prédios 2. ponte de comando; local do navio de onde se comanda seus deslocamentos
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 passadiço
- passadiça feminine
- passadiços masculine plural
- passadiças feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce passadiço?
- Brazil /pa.saˈd͡ʒi.su/
- Portugal /pɐ.sɐˈdi.su/
- Portugal [pɐ.sɐˈði.su]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to passadiço
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is passadiço in Portuguese?
passadiço appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).