alva
Portuguese, noun/ˈaw.vɐ/
alva is spelled A-L-V-A (4 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of alvo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “primeiro alvor da manhã”.
What does alva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealb (long white robe worn by priests and other ministers)
- 2
femininedawn
- 3
femininesclera
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of alvo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. primeiro alvor da manhã 2. vestimenta eclesiástica de pano branco 3. esclerótica 4. casta de uva alentejana
noun: 1. prenome feminino
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 alva
- alvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alva?
- Brazil /ˈaw.vɐ/
- Brazil [ˈaʊ̯.vɐ]
- Portugal /ˈal.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alva in Portuguese?
alva appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).