algazarra
Portuguese, noun/aw.ɡaˈza.ʁɐ/
algazarra is spelled A-L-G-A-Z-A-R-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,308th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Algazarra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “racket (loud noise)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “(Diacronismo: ) gritaria ou alarido dos mouros quando iniciavam um combate”.
What does algazarra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineracket (loud noise)
- 2
feminineuproar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Diacronismo: ) gritaria ou alarido dos mouros quando iniciavam um combate 2. (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) vozearia, barulheira, tagarelada, clamor, gritaria
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 algazarra
- algazarras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algazarra?
- Brazil /aw.ɡaˈza.ʁɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ɡaˈza.hɐ]
- /aw.ɡaˈza.ʁɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to algazarra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is algazarra in Portuguese?
algazarra appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).