briga
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
briga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fight (physical confrontation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of brigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “luta, peleja”.
What does briga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefight (physical confrontation)
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. luta, peleja
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 briga
- brigas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce briga?
- Brazil /ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈbɾi.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to briga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is briga in Portuguese?
briga appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).