paraíso

See also: paraiso, Paraiso, and Paraíso

Galician

Alternative forms

• paradiso

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parayso, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈiso/ [pa.ɾaˈi.s̺ʊ]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧i‧so

Noun

paraíso m (plural paraísos)

1. paradise
2. heaven

   Synonym: ceo

Further reading

• “paraíso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parayso, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -izu
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧í‧so
• Homophone: Paraíso

Noun

paraíso m (plural paraísos)

1. paradise
2. heaven

   Synonym: céu

Related terms

• paradisíaco

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈiso/ [pa.ɾaˈi.so]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧í‧so

Noun

paraíso m (plural paraísos)

1. paradise
2. heaven

   Synonym: cielo

Derived terms

• árbol del paraíso
• ave del paraíso
• grana del paraíso
• granos del paraíso
• paraíso fiscal
• Paraíso Natural
• paraíso terrenal
• Valparaíso

Related terms

• paradisiaco
• paradisíaco

Descendants

• → Chavacano: paraiso
• → Cebuano: paraiso
• → Ilocano: paraiso
• → Tagalog: paraiso
• → Waray-Waray: paraiso

Further reading

• “paraíso”, 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