pitoresco
Portuguese, adjective/pi.toˈɾes.ku/
pitoresco is spelled P-I-T-O-R-E-S-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pitoresco is a Portuguese adjective meaning “picturesque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que diz respeito à pintura”.
What does pitoresco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
picturesque
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que diz respeito à pintura 2. relativo ao que é próprio ou digno de ser pintado, que inspira uma produção artística 3. diz-se de algo que se destaca por sua condição única, harmônica, graciosa 4. que se manifesta de forma vívida, colorida
noun: 1. todos os elementos que tornam um lugar digno de figurar numa tela ou obra artística 2. aquilo que é único, original
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 pitoresco
- pitoresca feminine
- pitorescos masculine plural
- pitorescas feminine plural
- pinturesco alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pitoresco?
- Brazil /pi.toˈɾes.ku/
- /pi.toˈɾeʃ.ku/
- Portugal /pi.tuˈɾeʃ.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pitoresco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pitoresco in Portuguese?
pitoresco 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).