trépano
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɛ.pa.nu/
trépano is spelled T-R-É-P-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written Portuguese, the 221,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trépano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “drill bit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento cirúrgico utilizado para perfurar ossos, especialmente o crânio, permitindo o acesso ao interior…”.
What does trépano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedrill bit
- 2
masculinetrephine; trepan
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. instrumento cirúrgico utilizado para perfurar ossos, especialmente o crânio, permitindo o acesso ao interior; empregado em procedimentos como a trepanação 2. ferramenta ou broca com gume cortante usada para perfurar rochas, pedras ou outros materiais duros
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 trépano
- trépanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trépano?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɛ.pa.nu/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɛ.pɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trépano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trépano in Portuguese?
trépano appears about once in every 65 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).