alcova
Portuguese, noun/awˈko.vɐ/
alcova is spelled A-L-C-O-V-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alcova is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alcove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em casas antigas, pequeno quarto de dormir, ordinariamente sem janelas”.
What does alcova mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealcove
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. em casas antigas, pequeno quarto de dormir, ordinariamente sem janelas 2. quarto de dormir 3. esconderijo 4. quarto de mulher ou de casal
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 alcova
- alcovas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alcova?
- Brazil /awˈko.vɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯ˈko.vɐ]
- Portugal /alˈko.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alcova
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alcova in Portuguese?
alcova appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).