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aréola

Portuguese, noun/aˈɾɛ.o.lɐ/

aréola is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “areola (circle around the nipple)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “canteiro de jardim”.

What does aréola mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineareola (circle around the nipple)

  2. 2

    feminineflowerbed (place where flowers are grown)

  3. 3

    feminineareole (bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. terra arenosa 2. arneiro 3. areal

noun: 1. canteiro de jardim 2. círculo pigmentado em volta da glândula mamal 3. círculo que envolve borbulhas 4. círculo que rodeia a lua

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 aréola

  • aréolas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aréola?

  • Brazil /aˈɾɛ.o.lɐ/
  • Portugal /ɐˈɾɛ.u.lɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to aréola

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is aréola in Portuguese?

aréola appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).