pólio
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɔ.lju/
pólio is spelled P-Ó-L-I-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,034th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pólio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “felty germander (Teucrium polium)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma abreviada de poliomielite, doença viral infecciosa que pode causar paralisia muscular”.
What does pólio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefelty germander (Teucrium polium)
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of poliomielite: polio
suffix
- 1
-poly
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. forma abreviada de poliomielite, doença viral infecciosa que pode causar paralisia muscular 2. Planta herbácea Teucrium polium da família das labiadas, originária do Mediterrâneo, de folhas longas acinzentadas, flores pequenas que variam de rosa a branco, usada principalmente com propósitos medicinais; têucrio
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 pólio
- pólios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pólio?
- Brazil /ˈpɔ.lju/
- Portugal /ˈpɔ.lju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pólio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pólio in Portuguese?
pólio 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).