álcali
Portuguese, noun/ˈaw.ka.li/
álcali is spelled Á-L-C-A-L-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 117,162nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Álcali is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alkali (any of a class of caustic bases)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “base (espécie química)”.
What does álcali mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealkali (any of a class of caustic bases)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. base (espécie química) 2. cinza (produto sólido remanescente duma combustão)
noun: 1. o mesmo que álcali 2. nome dado aos óxidos metálicos muito solúveis na água que podem atuar como bases enérgicas 3. planta marinha que produz a soda
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 álcali
- álcalis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce álcali?
- Brazil /ˈaw.ka.li/
- Brazil [ˈaʊ̯.ka.li]
- Portugal /ˈal.kɐ.li/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to álcali
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is álcali in Portuguese?
álcali appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).