bilha
Portuguese, noun/ˈbi.ʎɐ/
bilha is spelled B-I-L-H-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “round clay jug; flagon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pauzinho, espeto que serve para tapar o buraco feito no barril do vinho”.
What does bilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineround clay jug; flagon
- 2
Portugalfemininegas cylinder, container
- 3
Portugalcolloquialfemininearse, butt
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pauzinho, espeto que serve para tapar o buraco feito no barril do vinho 2. por extensão, torneira, ou qualquer outra chave de regulação do caudal 3. no moinho de água, placa e o seu mecanismo, que a jeito de comporta abre ou fecha o jorro que impulsiona o rodízio; a mesma boca e canal do jato do moinho 4. vaso de barro, bojudo e de gargalo estreito
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 bilha
- bilhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bilha?
- Brazil /ˈbi.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbi.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bilha in Portuguese?
bilha appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).