peristaltismo
Portuguese, noun/pe.ɾis.tawˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
peristaltismo is spelled P-E-R-I-S-T-A-L-T-I-S-M-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese, the 135,347th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peristaltismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “peristalsis (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto das contrações musculares dos órgãos ocos, provocando o avanço de seu conteúdo”.
What does peristaltismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineperistalsis (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto das contrações musculares dos órgãos ocos, provocando o avanço de seu conteúdo
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 peristaltismo
- peristaltismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peristaltismo?
- Brazil /pe.ɾis.tawˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- Brazil [pe.ɾis.taʊ̯ˈt͡ʃiz.mu]
- /pe.ɾiʃ.tawˈt͡ʃiʒ.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 peristaltismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peristaltismo in Portuguese?
peristaltismo appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).