presépio
Portuguese, noun/pɾeˈzɛ.pju/
presépio is spelled P-R-E-S-É-P-I-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,839th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Presépio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nativity scene, nativity play” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estábulo”.
What does presépio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenativity scene, nativity play
- 2
masculinecrib, manger
- 3
masculinestable, stall
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estábulo 2. referência cristã que remete para o nascimento de Jesus na gruta de Belém, na companhia de José e Maria
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 presépio
- presépios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce presépio?
- Brazil /pɾeˈzɛ.pju/
- Portugal /pɾɨˈzɛ.pju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is presépio in Portuguese?
presépio 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).