brigada
Portuguese, noun/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/
brigada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “brigade (military unit composed of several regiments)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of brigado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “corpo militar, composto de dois regimentos”.
What does brigada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrigade (military unit composed of several regiments)
- 2
femininebrigade (group of people)
interjection
- 1
colloquialfemininethanks
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of brigado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. corpo militar, composto de dois regimentos
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 brigada
- brigadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brigada?
- Brazil /bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/
- Portugal /bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/
- Portugal [bɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brigada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brigada in Portuguese?
brigada appears 9.5 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).