xilogravura
Portuguese, noun/ʃi.lo.ɡɾaˈvu.ɾɐ/
xilogravura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “woodcut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “técnica ou arte de fazer gravuras em madeira, talhadas em relevo, pintadas para reprodução em papel ou em…”.
What does xilogravura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewoodcut
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. técnica ou arte de fazer gravuras em madeira, talhadas em relevo, pintadas para reprodução em papel ou em outro suporte 2. esse desenho ou gravura feito por meio dessa técnica ou arte
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 xilogravura
- xilogravuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xilogravura?
- Brazil /ʃi.lo.ɡɾaˈvu.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /ʃi.lɔ.ɡɾɐˈvu.ɾɐ/
- Portugal [ʃi.lɔ.ɣɾɐˈvu.ɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xilogravura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xilogravura in Portuguese?
xilogravura 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).