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vítreo

Portuguese, adjective/ˈvi.tɾju/

vítreo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “glassy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a vidro”.

What does vítreo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    glassy

  2. 2

    vitreous

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo a vidro 2. de vidro 3. transparente; límpido

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 vítreo

  • vítrea feminine
  • vítreos masculine plural
  • vítreas feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce vítreo?

  • Brazil /ˈvi.tɾju/
  • Portugal /ˈvi.tɾi.u/
  • Portugal /ˈvi.tɾju/

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

How common is vítreo in Portuguese?

vítreo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.

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