argel
Portuguese, adjective/aʁˈʒɛw/
argel is spelled A-R-G-E-L (5 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,396th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Argel is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “said of a horse with white markings on its legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualifica o equino que tem a extremidade anterior direita com malha branca”.
What does argel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesaid of a horse with white markings on its legs
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. maior cidade e capital da Argélia
adjective: 1. qualifica o equino que tem a extremidade anterior direita com malha branca
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 argel
- argéis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce argel?
- Brazil /aʁˈʒɛw/
- Brazil [aɦˈʒɛʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is argel in Portuguese?
argel appears 2.1 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).