piercing
Portuguese, noun/ˈpiʁ.sĩ/
piercing is spelled P-I-E-R-C-I-N-G (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,925th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piercing is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “piercing (hole for jewelry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does piercing mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepiercing (hole for jewelry)
- 2
masculinepiercing (the jewelry itself)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of piercing
- piercings plural
- pírcingue alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piercing?
- Brazil /ˈpiʁ.sĩ/
- Brazil [ˈpih.sĩ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to piercing
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is piercing in Portuguese?
piercing appears 1.5 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).