bulha
Portuguese, noun/ˈbu.ʎɐ/
bulha is spelled B-U-L-H-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 92,647th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bulha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “noise, clamour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of bulhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “barulho”.
What does bulha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenoise, clamour
- 2
femininedisorder, riot
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. barulho 2. briga 3. discórdia 4. gritaria
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 bulha
- bulhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bulha?
- Brazil /ˈbu.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbu.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bulha in Portuguese?
bulha appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).