tico
Portuguese, noun/ˈt͡ʃi.ku/
tico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “little piece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of ticar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “órgão sexual masculino”.
What does tico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Costa Rican
noun
- 1
masculinelittle piece
- 2
masculinecheck mark
- 3
Brazilmasculineslangvulgarpenis
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of ticar
suffix
- 1
alternative form of -ico
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. termo pelo qual são conhecidos os habitantes da Costa Rica
noun: 1. órgão sexual masculino 2. pequeno pedaço, pedacinho, pequena quantidade
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 tico
- tica feminine
- ticos masculine plural
- ticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tico?
- Brazil /ˈt͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /ˈti.ku/
- Brazil /t͡ʃi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tico in Portuguese?
tico appears 2.8 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).