carajá
Portuguese, noun/ka.ɾaˈʒa/
carajá is spelled C-A-R-A-J-Á (6 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese, the 205,610th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carajá is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Karajá, Iny (indigenous person of Brazil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “índio(a) da tribo dos carajás”.
What does carajá mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineKarajá, Iny (of, from or relating to the Karajá people or language)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineKarajá, Iny (indigenous person of Brazil)
noun
- 1
masculineKarajá, Iny (Macro-Jê language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que pertence a tribo dos carajás
noun: 1. índio(a) da tribo dos carajás 2. língua indígena
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 carajá
- carajás plural
- karajá alternative
- karayá alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carajá?
- Brazil /ka.ɾaˈʒa/
- Portugal /kɐ.ɾɐˈʒa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carajá in Portuguese?
carajá appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).