pergaminho
Portuguese, noun/peʁ.ɡaˈmĩ.ɲu/
pergaminho is spelled P-E-R-G-A-M-I-N-H-O (10 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,882nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pergaminho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “parchment (writing material made of animal skin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pele de carneiro, de ovelha ou cordeiro, preparada com alúmen, e que serve especialmente para nela se…”.
What does pergaminho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparchment (writing material made of animal skin)
- 2
masculineparchment (a piece of this material)
- 3
masculinescroll (any writing formed into a roll)
- 4
masculineparchment (coffee grain envelope)
- 5
masculineobsoleteparchment (diploma)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pele de carneiro, de ovelha ou cordeiro, preparada com alúmen, e que serve especialmente para nela se escreverem coisas, que se querem conservadas por muito tempo 2. documento escrito em pergaminho¹ 3. títulos de nobreza
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 pergaminho
- pergaminhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pergaminho?
- Brazil /peʁ.ɡaˈmĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [peɦ.ɡaˈmĩ.j̃u]
- /peɾ.ɡaˈmĩ.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pergaminho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pergaminho in Portuguese?
pergaminho appears 1.7 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).