cala
Portuguese, verb/ˈka.lɐ/
cala is spelled C-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,474th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cala is a Portuguese verb meaning “third-person singular present indicative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cala mean in English?
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. enseada 2. canal de navegação entre rochedos
noun: 1. corda da rede para o seu arrasto 2. abertura para comprovar o estado interior, a maduração, de um fruto
noun: 1. silêncio provocado pela ação de calar
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.
How do you pronounce cala?
- Brazil /ˈka.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈka.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 cala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cala in Portuguese?
cala appears 37 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).