cataia
Portuguese, noun/kaˈtaj.ɐ/
cataia is spelled C-A-T-A-I-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese, the 241,242nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cataia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cataia mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilfemininePimenta pseudocaryophyllus (plant)
- 2
Brazilfemininealcoholic beverage prepared with cachaça and the leaves of this plant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cataia
- cataias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cataia?
- Brazil /kaˈtaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [kaˈtaɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /kɐˈtaj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cataia in Portuguese?
cataia appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).