ala
Portuguese, noun
ala is spelled A-L-A (3 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a flank unit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of alar. With an accent, alá is a different word: “eye dialect spelling of olha lá (“look there”)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de objetos dispostos de maneira a formar uma linha”.
What does ala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea flank unit
- 2
femininewing (position on either side of the field)
- 3
femininefaction (ideologically distinct group within an organisation)
- 4
femininea rank or file of soldiers
- 5
Brazilfemininea subdivision of a carnival block consisting of similarly themed participants
- 6
femininewing (part of a building that extends from the main structure)
- 7
feminineeach player’s half of the chessboard
- 8
datedfemininewing (part of an animal)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinewing; winger (player in a wing position)
- 2
femininemasculinewingman (support pilot in a squadron)
interjection
- 1
out! (demanding that someone leave)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
interjection
- 1
eye dialect spelling of olha lá (“look there”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de objetos dispostos de maneira a formar uma linha 2. subconjunto em um grupo de indivíduos (especialmente um partido político) que compartilham ideias semelhantes: 3. extensão do corpo principal de um prédio 4. flanco das legiões de infantaria ou cavalaria
adverb: 1. lá, naquele tempo passado ou futuro 2. lá, naquele lugar, àquele lugar, ali. Adiante, além. Por oposição a aqui ou cá
noun: 1. termo árabe para Deus 2. o Deus da religião islâmica
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 ala
- alas plural
- ala! canonical
- alá! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ala in Portuguese?
ala appears 13 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).