precursor
Portuguese, noun/pɾe.kuʁˈsoʁ/
precursor is spelled P-R-E-C-U-R-S-O-R (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,263rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Precursor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “precursor (forerunner, predecessor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que vai adiante”.
What does precursor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprecursor (forerunner, predecessor)
- 2
masculineprecursor (chemical compound)
adjective
- 1
precursory (relating to events that will follow)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. o que vai adiante 2. o que anuncia um sucesso ou a chegada de alguém 3. diz-se de objeto ou fato que preanuncia outro
noun: 1. aquele que vai adiante 2. aquele que anuncia um sucesso ou a chegada de alguém 3. objeto ou fato que preanuncia outro
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 precursor
- precursores plural
- precursora feminine
- precursoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce precursor?
- Brazil /pɾe.kuʁˈsoʁ/
- Brazil [pɾe.kuhˈsoh]
- /pɾe.kuɾˈsoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to precursor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is precursor in Portuguese?
precursor appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).