algaravia
Portuguese, noun/aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/
algaravia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gibberish (speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of algaraviar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “linguagem árabe”.
What does algaravia mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininethe Arabic language
- 2
femininegibberish (speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. linguagem árabe 2. mistura confusa de vozes 3. linguagem confusa, ininteligível ou incoerente
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 algaravia
- algaravias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algaravia?
- Brazil /aw.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ɡa.ɾaˈvi.ɐ]
- Portugal /al.ɡɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to algaravia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is algaravia in Portuguese?
algaravia appears about once in every 50 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).