cartuxa
Portuguese, noun/kaʁˈtu.ʃɐ/
cartuxa is spelled C-A-R-T-U-X-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 103,739th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cartuxa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Carthusians (Order of Carthusians)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of cartuxo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ordem religiosa de regime misto de solidão e vida em comum fundada por São Bruno no século XI”.
What does cartuxa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineCarthusians (Order of Carthusians)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of cartuxo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ordem religiosa de regime misto de solidão e vida em comum fundada por São Bruno no século XI 2. convento dessa ordem
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 cartuxa
- cartuxas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cartuxa?
- Brazil /kaʁˈtu.ʃɐ/
- Brazil [kahˈtu.ʃɐ]
- /kaɾˈtu.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cartuxa in Portuguese?
cartuxa appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).