-alha
Portuguese, suffix/ˈa.ʎɐ/
-alha is spelled A-L-H-A (4 letters). -alha is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “Forms feminine collective pejorative nouns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma substantivos coletivos femininos, geralmente com sentido pejorativo”.
What does -alha mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminineForms feminine collective pejorative nouns.
gente (“people”) + -alha → gentalha (“rabble”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. forma substantivos coletivos femininos, geralmente com sentido pejorativo
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.
How do you pronounce -alha?
- Brazil /ˈa.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈa.ʎɐ/
- Brazil /ˈa.ʎa/ (Região Sul)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.