sáfico
Portuguese, adjective/ˈsa.fi.ku/
sáfico is spelled S-Á-F-I-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written Portuguese, the 211,654th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sáfico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “Sapphic (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à ou próprio da poetisa grega Safo”.
What does sáfico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Sapphic (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
- 2
sapphic, lesbian (related to lesbianism)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à ou próprio da poetisa grega Safo 2. lésbico 3. diz-se dos versos gregos e latinos de cinco pés
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 sáfico
- sáfica feminine
- sáficos masculine plural
- sáficas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sáfico?
- Brazil /ˈsa.fi.ku/
- Portugal /ˈsa.fi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sáfico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sáfico in Portuguese?
sáfico appears about once in every 58 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).