quartzo
Portuguese, noun/ˈkwaʁt.su/
quartzo is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-Z-O (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quartzo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “quartz” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mineral mais abundante do planeta, representando 12% da crosta terrestre; é formado basicamente por sílica…”.
What does quartzo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinequartz
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mineral mais abundante do planeta, representando 12% da crosta terrestre; é formado basicamente por sílica (dióxido de silício SiO₂), que forma uma estrutura cristalina trigonal composta por tetraedros; é largamente utilizado na indústria para a fabricação dos mais diversos produtos como, vidros, abrasivos, fibras óticas, componentes eletrônicos, instrumentos óticos, cerâmicas, joias e ornamento
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 quartzo
- quartzos plural
- quarço alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quartzo?
- Brazil /ˈkwaʁt.su/
- Brazil [ˈkwaht.su]
- Portugal /ˈkwaɾ.tzu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quartzo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quartzo in Portuguese?
quartzo appears 1.5 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).