estímulo

See also: estimulo and estimuló

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stimulus (“goad; incentive”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈt͡ʃĩ.mu.lu/, /esˈt͡ʃĩ.mu.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈt͡ʃĩ.mu.lu/, /esˈt͡ʃĩ.mu.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mu.lu/, /eʃˈt͡ʃĩ.mu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈt͡ʃi.mu.lo/

Noun

estímulo m (plural estímulos)

1. stimulus (anything that induces a person to take action)

   Synonym: incentivo

2. (physiology) stimulus (something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response)
3. (psychology) stimulus (anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism)
4. (economics) stimulus (a policy that attempts to improve the economy)

Related terms

• estimulante
• estimular

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stimulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtimulo/ [esˈt̪i.mu.lo]
• Rhymes: -imulo
• Syllabification: es‧tí‧mu‧lo

Noun

estímulo m (plural estímulos)

1. stimulus

   Synonym: incentivo

Related terms

• estimular

Further reading

• “estímulo”, 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