zéfiro
Portuguese, noun/ˈzɛ.fi.ɾu/
zéfiro is spelled Z-É-F-I-R-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 114,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zéfiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “zephyr; breeze (light, refreshing wind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vento que sopra do ocidente”.
What does zéfiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezephyr; breeze (light, refreshing wind)
- 2
masculinezephyr (a light wind from the west)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prenome masculino 2. um dos filhos de Aurora e Astreu, sendo seus irmãos Bóreas, Noto e Euro; foi casado com Íris e vivia numa caverna da Trácia; era a personificação do vento do oeste
noun: 1. vento que sopra do ocidente 2. a personificação mitológica desse vento 3. vento brando e agradável; aragem, viração
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 zéfiro
- zéfiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zéfiro?
- Brazil /ˈzɛ.fi.ɾu/
- Portugal /ˈzɛ.fi.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zéfiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zéfiro in Portuguese?
zéfiro appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).