borralho
Portuguese, noun/boˈʁa.ʎu/
borralho is spelled B-O-R-R-A-L-H-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,994th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Borralho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ember (smouldering ash)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cinzas quentes que ainda conservam alguma brasa ou calor”.
What does borralho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineember (smouldering ash)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cinzas quentes que ainda conservam alguma brasa ou calor
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 borralho
- borralhos plural
- borralha alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce borralho?
- Brazil /boˈʁa.ʎu/
- Brazil [boˈha.ʎu]
- /boˈʁa.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to borralho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is borralho in Portuguese?
borralho appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).