simbólico
Portuguese, adjective/sĩˈbɔ.li.ku/
simbólico is spelled S-I-M-B-Ó-L-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simbólico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “symbolic (relating to symbols)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “referente a símbolo”.
What does simbólico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
symbolic (relating to symbols)
- 2
symbolic (being a symbol; representative of something)
- 3
symbolic (having an implicit meaning)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. referente a símbolo 2. alegórico 3. emblemático
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 simbólico
- simbólica feminine
- simbólicos masculine plural
- simbólicas feminine plural
- symbolico alternative obsolete
- symbólico alternative obsolete uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simbólico?
- Brazil /sĩˈbɔ.li.ku/
- Portugal /sĩˈbɔ.li.ku/
- Portugal /sĩ.ˈbɔ.li.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 simbólico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simbólico in Portuguese?
simbólico appears 5.5 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).