recitativo
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.si.taˈt͡ʃi.vu/
recitativo is spelled R-E-C-I-T-A-T-I-V-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese, the 205,610th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recitativo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “recitative (dialogue in an opera)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma de canto próxima da fala, usada em ópera e oratório para narrar ou avançar a ação”.
What does recitativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
intended for reciting
noun
- 1
masculinerecitative (dialogue in an opera)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a recitar ou à forma de canto denominada recitativo
noun: 1. forma de canto próxima da fala, usada em ópera e oratório para narrar ou avançar a ação
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 recitativo
- recitativa feminine
- recitativos masculine plural
- recitativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recitativo?
- Brazil /ʁe.si.taˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Brazil [he.si.taˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- /ʁe.si.taˈt͡ʃi.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recitativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recitativo in Portuguese?
recitativo appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).