adrenal
Portuguese, adjective/a.dɾeˈnaw/
adrenal is spelled A-D-R-E-N-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,308th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adrenal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “adrenal (near the kidney)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “próximo aos rins”.
What does adrenal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineadrenal (near the kidney)
- 2
femininemasculineadrenal (pertaining to adrenal glands)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. próximo aos rins 2. relativo às glândulas adrenais ou às suas secreções
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 adrenal
- adrenais plural
- ad-renal alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adrenal?
- Brazil /a.dɾeˈnaw/
- Brazil [a.dɾeˈnaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɐ.dɾɨˈnal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to adrenal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is adrenal in Portuguese?
adrenal appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).