cadela
Portuguese, noun/kaˈdɛ.lɐ/
cadela is spelled C-A-D-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cadela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a female dog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão”.
What does cadela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea female dog
- 2
femininea promiscuous woman; bitch
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão 2. mulher de comportamento repreensível 3. prostituta 4. alguém que se submete a outrem e que vai em seu auxílio, ajuda, apoio
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 cadela
- cadelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cadela?
- Brazil /kaˈdɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈdɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal [kɐˈðɛ.lɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cadela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cadela in Portuguese?
cadela appears 6.5 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).