algália
Portuguese, noun/awˈɡa.ljɐ/
algália is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “civet (musky perfume produced by the civet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “civeta-africana”.
What does algália mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecivet (musky perfume produced by the civet)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. civeta-africana 2. almíscar 3. sonda para extração de urina
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 algália
- algálias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algália?
- Brazil /awˈɡa.ljɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯ˈɡa.ljɐ]
- Portugal /alˈɡa.ljɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to algália
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is algália in Portuguese?
algália appears about once in every 81 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).