bitola
Portuguese, noun/biˈtɔ.lɐ/
bitola is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gauge (distance between the rails of a railway)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “distância entre os trilhos de trem, usadas como padrão”.
What does bitola mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegauge (distance between the rails of a railway)
- 2
femininemeasure, standard
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. distância entre os trilhos de trem, usadas como padrão 2. diâmetro de certas peças industriais 3. grossura
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 bitola
- bitolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bitola?
- Brazil /biˈtɔ.lɐ/
- Portugal /biˈtɔ.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 bitola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bitola in Portuguese?
bitola appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).