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siricutico

Portuguese, noun/si.ɾi.kuˈt͡ʃi.ku/

siricutico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “great will or impetus to do something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “confusão, encrenca”.

What does siricutico mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilinformalmasculinegreat will or impetus to do something

  2. 2

    Brazilinformalmasculineanxious or nervous crisis

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. confusão, encrenca

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 siricutico

  • siricuticos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce siricutico?

  • Brazil /si.ɾi.kuˈt͡ʃi.ku/
  • Portugal /si.ɾi.kuˈti.ku/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is siricutico in Portuguese?

siricutico appears about once in every 83 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).