acelga
Portuguese, noun/aˈsɛw.ɡɐ/
acelga is spelled A-C-E-L-G-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 86,274th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acelga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “chard (Beta vulgaris, sometimes Beta vulgaris var. cicla)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta herbácea comestível da família das Quenopodiáceas, cujo nome científico é Beta vulgaris”.
What does acelga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechard (Beta vulgaris, sometimes Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta herbácea comestível da família das Quenopodiáceas, cujo nome científico é Beta vulgaris
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 acelga
- acelgas plural
- celga alternative
- salga alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acelga?
- Brazil /aˈsɛw.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [aˈsɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]
- Portugal /ɐˈsɛl.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acelga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acelga in Portuguese?
acelga appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).