açorda
Portuguese, noun
açorda is spelled A-Ç-O-R-D-A (6 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,625th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Açorda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a typical Portuguese dish originating from the southern region of Alentejo, composed of thinly sliced bread with garlic, finely chopped…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its cedilla, acorda is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prato feito com pão esmigalhado, temperado com azeite e alho a que se podem juntar outros ingredientes”.
What does açorda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea typical Portuguese dish originating from the southern region of Alentejo, composed of thinly sliced bread with garlic, finely chopped coriander, olive oil, vinegar, water, salt and poached eggs
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prato feito com pão esmigalhado, temperado com azeite e alho a que se podem juntar outros ingredientes
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 açorda
- açordas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is açorda in Portuguese?
açorda appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).