aselha
Portuguese, adjective/aˈzɛ.ʎɐ/
aselha is spelled A-S-E-L-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese, the 218,398th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aselha is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “clumsy, uncoordinated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que ou pessoa que é desajeitada”.
What does aselha mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineclumsy, uncoordinated
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que ou pessoa que é desajeitada
noun: 1. pequena asa 2. laçada 3. presilha
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 aselha
- aselhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aselha?
- Brazil /aˈzɛ.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ɐˈzɛ.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aselha in Portuguese?
aselha appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).