banca
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɐ̃.kɐ/
banca is spelled B-A-N-C-A (5 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “stall (a small open-fronted shop)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of bancar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bancada, mesa de trabalho”.
What does banca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestall (a small open-fronted shop)
- 2
femininebooth (a small stall for the display and sale of goods)
- 3
femininenewsstand (open stall where newspapers and magazines are on sale)
- 4
femininebanking
- 5
Brazilfemininejury (a group of people whose aim is to judge something)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bancada, mesa de trabalho 2. conjunto de pessoas encarregada de um exame 3. estande onde se colocam mercadorias para serem vendidas 4. pia ou bacia com torneiras embutida no móvel de cozinha, onde é lavada a loiça ou os alimentos
noun: 1. planta venenosa semelhante ao trovisco
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 banca
- bancas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce banca?
- Brazil /ˈbɐ̃.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɐ̃.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 banca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is banca in Portuguese?
banca appears 7.1 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).