primitivo
Portuguese, noun/pɾi.miˈt͡ʃi.vu/
primitivo is spelled P-R-I-M-I-T-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,223rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Primitivo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “primitive (member of a primitive society)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does primitivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
primitive (pertaining to or harking back to a former time)
- 2
primitive (characterised by simplicity or crudeness)
noun
- 1
masculineprimitive (member of a primitive society)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do que é o primeiro ou o mais antigo de seu tipo 2. relativo às primeiras fases da história do mundo ou da humanidade 3. que não foi afetado pelas influências civilizadoras; selvagem 4. antiquado
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 primitivo
- primitiva feminine
- primitivos masculine plural
- primitivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce primitivo?
- Brazil /pɾi.miˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /pɾi.miˈti.vu/
- Portugal /pɾi.miˈti.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to primitivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is primitivo in Portuguese?
primitivo appears 3.0 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).