abrasão
Portuguese, noun/a.bɾaˈzɐ̃w̃/
abrasão is spelled A-B-R-A-S-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,034th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abrasão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “abrasion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desgaste produzido por atrito natural ou intencional”.
What does abrasão mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabrasion
- 2
feminineerosion
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. desgaste produzido por atrito natural ou intencional 2. erosão da costa marítima por efeito do embate repetido da água do mar 3. desgaste causado nas superfícies pelo movimento de pessoas ou objetos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abrasão
- abrasões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abrasão?
- Brazil /a.bɾaˈzɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.bɾaˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.bɾɐˈzɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abrasão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abrasão in Portuguese?
abrasão appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).