calha
Portuguese, noun/ˈka.ʎɐ/
calha is spelled C-A-L-H-A (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gutter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of calhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “amarelinha”.
What does calha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegutter
- 2
femininechannel
- 3
femininerail
noun
- 1
masculinechance; coincidence
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. amarelinha 2. caminho estreito sobre o qual passam as rodas de bondes, trens, etc 3. canal em que algo desliza 4. canalete fechado ou aberto, geralmente de metal, criado para passagem de materiais líquidos ou sólidos
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 calha
- calhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calha?
- Brazil /ˈka.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈka.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calha in Portuguese?
calha appears 1.2 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).