algema
Portuguese, noun/awˈʒẽ.mɐ/
algema is spelled A-L-G-E-M-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 47,254th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Algema is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “handcuff, manacle, shackle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of algemar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto metálico usado para prender alguém pelos pulsos”.
What does algema mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehandcuff, manacle, shackle
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. objeto metálico usado para prender alguém pelos pulsos
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 algema
- algemas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algema?
- Brazil /awˈʒẽ.mɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯ˈʒẽ.mɐ]
- Portugal /alˈʒe.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to algema
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is algema in Portuguese?
algema appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).