rico
Portuguese, adjective
rico is spelled R-I-C-O (4 letters) and appears 56 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,705th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “rich, wealthy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a cedilla, riço is a different word: “a type of curly woollen cloth”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de quem tem muito dinheiro”.
What does rico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rich, wealthy
Ele é muito rico, mas não é muito feliz.
- 2
luxurious
O palácio era famoso pela sua rica decoração.
- 3
tasty
Mas que rica sobremesa!
- 4
cute
noun
- 1
masculinea type of curly woollen cloth
adjective
- 1
frizzy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de quem tem muito dinheiro 2. abundante; que tem muito de algo 3. valioso 4. diz-se de alimento que contém muita gordura ou temperos
noun: 1. aquele que tem muito dinheiro
adjective: 1. que tem a superfície eriçada, encrespada 2. que tem caracois
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 rico
- rica feminine
- ricos masculine plural
- ricas feminine plural
- mais rico comparative
- o mais rico superlative
- riquíssimo superlative
- ryco alternative humorous obsolete
- riços plural
- riça feminine
- riças feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rico in Portuguese?
rico appears 56 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).