catana
Portuguese, noun/kaˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
catana is spelled C-A-T-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,814th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “katana (type of Japanese curved sword)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espada curta”.
What does catana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekatana (type of Japanese curved sword)
- 2
femininemachete (a sword-like tool)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espada curta 2. terçado
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 catana
- catanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catana?
- Brazil /kaˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈtɐ.nɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈta.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to catana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is catana in Portuguese?
catana appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).