pirita
Portuguese, noun/piˈɾi.tɐ/
pirita is spelled P-I-R-I-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pirita is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pyrite (mineral iron disulfide)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dissulfeto de ferro (FeS₂), de cor amarelo-claro, tem o apelido de ouro de tolo; é utilizada na obtenção de…”.
What does pirita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepyrite (mineral iron disulfide)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dissulfeto de ferro (FeS₂), de cor amarelo-claro, tem o apelido de ouro de tolo; é utilizada na obtenção de ácido sulfúrico, ferro e para fabricação de joias
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 pirita
- piritas plural
- pirite alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pirita?
- Brazil /piˈɾi.tɐ/
- Portugal /piˈɾi.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pirita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pirita in Portuguese?
pirita appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).