pirotecnia
Portuguese, noun/ˌpi.ɾo.te.kiˈni.ɐ/
pirotecnia is spelled P-I-R-O-T-E-C-N-I-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pirotecnia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pyrotechnics (art and technology of fireworks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de práticas e conhecimentos de manipulação de fogo e produtos inflamáveis para produzir efeitos…”.
What does pirotecnia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepyrotechnics (art and technology of fireworks)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de práticas e conhecimentos de manipulação de fogo e produtos inflamáveis para produzir efeitos visuais artísticos
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 pirotecnia
- pirotecnias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pirotecnia?
- Brazil /ˌpi.ɾo.te.kiˈni.ɐ/
- Brazil /ˌpi.ɾo.tekˈni.ɐ/
- Portugal /pi.ɾɔ.tɛkˈni.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pirotecnia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pirotecnia in Portuguese?
pirotecnia appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).