proteico
Portuguese, adjective/pɾoˈtɛj.ku/
proteico is spelled P-R-O-T-E-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,596th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proteico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “protein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “proteína de caraterística fibrosa com formas variadas”.
What does proteico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
protein
Os ribossomos são responsáveis pela síntese proteica
adjective
- 1
multiform
- 2
multisided
- 3
a fever characterized by varied manifestations.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. proteína de caraterística fibrosa com formas variadas 2. o mesmo que multiforme, polimorfo
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 proteico
- proteica feminine
- proteicos masculine plural
- proteicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proteico?
- Brazil /pɾoˈtɛj.ku/
- Brazil [pɾoˈtɛɪ̯.ku]
- Brazil /pɾoˈtej.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proteico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proteico in Portuguese?
proteico appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).