boreal
Portuguese, adjective/bo.ɾeˈaw/
boreal is spelled B-O-R-E-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boreal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “boreal (relating to the north)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “do bóreas (norte) ou daquilo que vem dele ou relativo a ele”.
What does boreal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineboreal (relating to the north)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. do bóreas (norte) ou daquilo que vem dele ou relativo a ele
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 boreal
- boreais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boreal?
- Brazil /bo.ɾeˈaw/
- Brazil [bo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
- Portugal /buˈɾjal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boreal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is boreal in Portuguese?
boreal 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).