recurso
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈkuʁ.su/
recurso is spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-O (7 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,385th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recurso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “option; choice; resort; means” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “meios viáveis de se conseguir alcançar um dado objetivo”.
What does recurso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoption; choice; resort; means
É o último recurso para casos extremos.
- 2
masculineresources
Temos recursos limitados.
- 3
masculineappeal
Um recurso foi concedido a favor do réu.
- 4
Portugalmasculinea retake or resit
Em recurso é quando se faz o curso!
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meios viáveis de se conseguir alcançar um dado objetivo 2. meio de se apresentar uma justificativa ou pedir revisão de uma determinação superior 3. riquezas, dinheiro, crédito
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 recurso
- recursos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recurso?
- Brazil /ʁeˈkuʁ.su/
- Brazil [heˈkuh.su]
- /ʁeˈkuɾ.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recurso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recurso in Portuguese?
recurso appears 26 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).