califa
Portuguese, noun/kaˈli.fɐ/
califa is spelled C-A-L-I-F-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,725th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Califa is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “caliph (political leader of the Muslim world)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “soberano descendente da família de Maomé, com poder governativo político e religioso em países de cultura…”.
What does califa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecaliph (political leader of the Muslim world)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. soberano descendente da família de Maomé, com poder governativo político e religioso em países de cultura muçulmana 2. chefe
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 califa
- califas plural
- khalifa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce califa?
- Brazil /kaˈli.fɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈli.fɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to califa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is califa in Portuguese?
califa appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).