alforreca
Portuguese, noun/al.fuˈʁɛ.kɐ/
alforreca is spelled A-L-F-O-R-R-E-C-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese, the 176,436th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alforreca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “jellyfish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “como se diz do que não tem consistência”.
What does alforreca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininejellyfish
- 2
Portugalfemininesomething inconsistent or unpleasant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. como se diz do que não tem consistência 2. celenterado cifosoário que se desloca à superfície dos mares (medusa) 3. o mesmo que acalefas
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 alforreca
- alforrecas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alforreca?
- Portugal /al.fuˈʁɛ.kɐ/
- Portugal [aɫ.fuˈʁɛ.kɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alforreca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alforreca in Portuguese?
alforreca appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).