pericarpo
Portuguese, noun/pe.ɾiˈkaʁ.pu/
pericarpo is spelled P-E-R-I-C-A-R-P-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written Portuguese, the 253,762nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pericarpo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pericarp (outermost layer of a fruit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte do fruto que fica entre a casca e as sementes; a parede de um fruto”.
What does pericarpo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepericarp (outermost layer of a fruit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte do fruto que fica entre a casca e as sementes; a parede de um fruto
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 pericarpo
- pericarpos plural
- pericárpio alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pericarpo?
- Brazil /pe.ɾiˈkaʁ.pu/
- Brazil [pe.ɾiˈkah.pu]
- /pe.ɾiˈkaɾ.pu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pericarpo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pericarpo in Portuguese?
pericarpo appears about once in every 87 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).