pigmeu
Portuguese, noun/piɡˈmew/
pigmeu is spelled P-I-G-M-E-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,014th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pigmeu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pygmy (a member of various African peoples noted for their low stature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem de baixa estatura”.
What does pigmeu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepygmy (a member of various African peoples noted for their low stature)
- 2
masculinepygmy (a member of a mythological race of dwarfs)
- 3
masculinepygmy (any dwarfish person)
- 4
masculinepygmy (an insignificant person)
adjective
- 1
dwarfish (very short)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. homem de baixa estatura 2. anão 3. homem insignificante, sem inteligência ou sem outro mérito
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 pigmeu
- pigmeus plural
- pigmeia feminine
- pigmeias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pigmeu?
- Brazil /piɡˈmew/
- Brazil [piɡˈmeʊ̯]
- Portugal /piɡˈmew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pigmeu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pigmeu in Portuguese?
pigmeu appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).