prático
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- practico (pre-standardization spelling, rare)
Etymology
From Latin practicus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or relating to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.ti.ku/
- Rhymes: -atiku
- Hyphenation: prá‧ti‧co
Adjective
prático (feminine prática, masculine plural práticos, feminine plural práticas)
Noun
prático m (plural práticos)
- practitioner
- pilot (person hired by a vessel to help navigate a harbor or coast)
Related terms
Further reading
- “prático”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “prático”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026