calabresa
Portuguese, noun/ka.laˈbɾe.zɐ/
calabresa is spelled C-A-L-A-B-R-E-S-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,796th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calabresa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ellipsis of linguiça calabresa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of calabrês. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de pimenta (Capsicum baccatum) triturada, usada como tempero”.
What does calabresa mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineellipsis of linguiça calabresa
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of calabrês
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de pimenta (Capsicum baccatum) triturada, usada como tempero 2. espécie de linguiça temperada com essa pimenta
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 calabresa
- calabresas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calabresa?
- Brazil /ka.laˈbɾe.zɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.lɐˈbɾe.zɐ/
- Portugal [kɐ.lɐˈβɾe.zɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is calabresa in Portuguese?
calabresa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).