subcutâneo
Portuguese, adjective/ˌsub.kuˈtɐ̃.nju/
subcutâneo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “subcutaneous (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de algo que se encontra abaixo da pele; que está por baixo da cútis”.
What does subcutâneo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
subcutaneous (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin)
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 algo que se encontra abaixo da pele; que está por baixo da cútis
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 subcutâneo
- subcutânea feminine
- subcutâneos masculine plural
- subcutâneas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subcutâneo?
- Brazil /ˌsub.kuˈtɐ̃.nju/
- Brazil /ˌsu.bi.kuˈtɐ̃.nju/
- Portugal /ˌsub.kuˈtɐ.nju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subcutâneo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subcutâneo in Portuguese?
subcutâneo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).