borra
Portuguese, noun/ˈbo.ʁɐ/
borra is spelled B-O-R-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Borra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sediment, grounds (collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a body of water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of borrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe”.
What does borra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesediment, grounds (collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a body of water)
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. chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe 2. resto grosseiro da seda que não se fia 3. resíduos em suspensão num líquido que acabam repousando, fezes do vinho, do azeite 4. forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que porra: coisa
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo borrar
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 borra
- borras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce borra?
- Brazil /ˈbo.ʁɐ/
- Brazil [ˈbo.hɐ]
- Brazil /ˈbɔ.ʁɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to borra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is borra in Portuguese?
borra 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).