sépia
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛ.pjɐ/
sépia is spelled S-É-P-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sépia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cuttlefish (any squid-like mollusc of the genus Sepia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “molusco do gênero Sepia; siba, choco”.
What does sépia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecuttlefish (any squid-like mollusc of the genus Sepia)
- 2
femininesepia (dark brown pigment)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de cor que varia dum cinzento acastanhado a um marrom-oliva escuro
noun: 1. molusco do gênero Sepia; siba, choco 2. secreção da siba 3. tinta escura à base da secreção deste molusco 4. pigmento marrom presente nesta tinta
noun: 1. cor que varia dum cinzento acastanhado a um marrom-oliva escuro
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 sépia
- sépias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sépia?
- Brazil /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sépia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sépia in Portuguese?
sépia appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).