cosmético

See also: cosmetico

Portuguese

Etymology

From French cosmétique.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kozˈmɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kozˈmɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʒˈmɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kozˈmɛ.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʒˈmɛ.ti.ku/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: cos‧mé‧ti‧co

Adjective

cosmético (feminine cosmética, masculine plural cosméticos, feminine plural cosméticas)

1. cosmetic (improving something’s appearance)

Noun

cosmético m (plural cosméticos)

1. cosmetic (any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin)

Further reading

• “cosmético”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cosmético”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French cosmétique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kosˈmetiko/ [kozˈme.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -etiko
• Syllabification: cos‧mé‧ti‧co

Adjective

cosmético (feminine cosmética, masculine plural cosméticos, feminine plural cosméticas)

1. cosmetic

Derived terms

• cosméticamente

Further reading

• “cosmético”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025