recursivo
Portuguese, adjective/ʁe.kuʁˈsi.vu/
recursivo is spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 118,367th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recursivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “recursive (referring back to itself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se do processo que, para atingir um objetivo, realiza-se várias vezes, e a cada vez fornece um resultado…”.
What does recursivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
recursive (referring back to itself)
- 2
recursive (each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms)
- 3
recursive (that calls itself)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do processo que, para atingir um objetivo, realiza-se várias vezes, e a cada vez fornece um resultado parcial que alimentará o turno seguinte do processo 2. diz-se da expressão na qual cada termo é calculado aplicando-se uma fórmula aos termos anteriores 3. que chama a si mesmo (programa ou função)
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 recursivo
- recursiva feminine
- recursivos masculine plural
- recursivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recursivo?
- Brazil /ʁe.kuʁˈsi.vu/
- Brazil [he.kuhˈsi.vu]
- /ʁe.kuɾˈsi.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 recursivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recursivo in Portuguese?
recursivo appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).