recôndito
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈkõ.d͡ʒi.tu/
recôndito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a location or concept with those characteristics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar oculto, desconhecido”.
What does recôndito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hidden, occult
- 2
isolated, secluded, remote
- 3
deep, intimate
noun
- 1
masculinea location or concept with those characteristics
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que não está à mostra, que não é visível 2. diz-se daquilo que não se conhece, que se ignora 3. diz-se do que está no interior de algo, no seu âmago
noun: 1. lugar oculto, desconhecido 2. parte mais interior de algo ou alguém
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 recôndito
- recôndita feminine
- recônditos masculine plural
- recônditas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recôndito?
- Brazil /ʁeˈkõ.d͡ʒi.tu/
- Brazil [heˈkõ.d͡ʒi.tu]
- /ʁeˈkõ.d͡ʒi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is recôndito in Portuguese?
recôndito appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).