permacultura
Portuguese, noun/peʁ.ma.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/
permacultura is spelled P-E-R-M-A-C-U-L-T-U-R-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,152nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Permacultura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “permaculture (agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “método holístico para planejar, atualizar e manter sistemas de escala humana ambientalmente sustentáveis…”.
What does permacultura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepermaculture (agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. método holístico para planejar, atualizar e manter sistemas de escala humana ambientalmente sustentáveis, socialmente justos e financeiramente viáveis
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 permacultura
- permaculturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce permacultura?
- Brazil /peʁ.ma.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [peɦ.ma.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
- /peɾ.ma.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to permacultura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is permacultura in Portuguese?
permacultura 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).