própolis
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾɔ.po.lis/
própolis is spelled P-R-Ó-P-O-L-I-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,152nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Própolis is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “propolis (glue-like substance made by bees)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo de substância viscosa produzida por abelhas”.
What does própolis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepropolis (glue-like substance made by bees)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tipo de substância viscosa produzida por abelhas
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 própolis
- própole alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce própolis?
- Brazil /ˈpɾɔ.po.lis/
- /ˈpɾɔ.po.liʃ/
- Portugal /ˈpɾɔ.pu.liʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to própolis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is própolis in Portuguese?
própolis appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).