termo
Portuguese, noun
termo is spelled T-E-R-M-O (5 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,529th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Termo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “surroundings (area surrounding something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, têrmo is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “utensílio constituído por dois vasos para conservar um líquido à temperatura desejada”.
What does termo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesurroundings (area surrounding something)
- 2
masculineend (final point of something in space or time)
- 3
masculineterm (duration of a set length)
- 4
masculinecondition; state
- 5
masculineterm (limitation, restriction or regulation)
- 6
masculineterm; word (especially one from a specialised area)
- 7
masculinea word with a function in a sentence
- 8
masculineterm (value in an expression)
noun
- 1
masculinethermos; vacuum flask
prefix
- 1
thermo- (relating to heat)
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of termo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. utensílio constituído por dois vasos para conservar um líquido à temperatura desejada
noun: 1. (no espaço ou no tempo) fim; remate; conclusão 2. palavra; expressão; vocábulo; dicção 3. teor; forma; redação 4. qualquer declaração escrita nos autos
prefix: 1. temperatura, calor
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 termo
- termos plural
- têrmo alternative
- têrmos plural
- ter.mo- canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to termo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is termo in Portuguese?
termo appears 63 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).