arapuca
Portuguese, noun/a.ɾaˈpu.kɐ/
arapuca is spelled A-R-A-P-U-C-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 72,332nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arapuca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a type of trap, used to catch birds or other small animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “armadilha de pauzinhos para apanhar pássaros”.
What does arapuca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininea type of trap, used to catch birds or other small animals
- 2
Brazilfeminineany trick designed to catch someone in a general sense; a trap
Aha! Ela caiu na minha arapuca!
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. armadilha de pauzinhos para apanhar pássaros 2. casa velha e esburacada 3. lugar onde se prepara uma cilada a alguém 4. negociata
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 arapuca
- arapucas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arapuca?
- Brazil /a.ɾaˈpu.kɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ɾɐˈpu.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arapuca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arapuca in Portuguese?
arapuca appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).