figurativo

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin figurativus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ɡu.raˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: fi‧gu‧ra‧tì‧vo

Adjective

figurativo (feminine figurativa, masculine plural figurativi, feminine plural figurative)

1. figurative
2. (finance) notional

Derived terms

• figurativamente

Further reading

• figurativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin figūrātīvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡu.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡu.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡu.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡu.ɾɐˈti.vu/ [fi.ɣu.ɾɐˈti.vu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡu.ɾɐˈti.vu/ [fi.ɣu.ɾɐˈti.vu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.ɡu.ɾɐˈti.bu/ [fi.ɣu.ɾɐˈti.βu]

• Hyphenation: fi‧gu‧ra‧ti‧vo

Adjective

figurativo (feminine figurativa, masculine plural figurativos, feminine plural figurativas)

1. figurative (metaphorical; not literal)

Derived terms

• figurativamente

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin figūrātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiɡuɾaˈtibo/ [fi.ɣ̞u.ɾaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: fi‧gu‧ra‧ti‧vo

Adjective

figurativo (feminine figurativa, masculine plural figurativos, feminine plural figurativas)

1. figurative

Derived terms

• figurativamente

Further reading

• “figurativo”, 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