cataplana
Portuguese, noun/ka.taˈplɐ̃.nɐ/
cataplana is spelled C-A-T-A-P-L-A-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese, the 213,834th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cataplana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cataplana (metal container used to cook seafood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “recipiente metálico, largo e redondo, com tampa, utilizado na culinária algarvia”.
What does cataplana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecataplana (metal container used to cook seafood)
- 2
femininecataplana (food cooked or served in a cataplana)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. recipiente metálico, largo e redondo, com tampa, utilizado na culinária algarvia 2. os pratos de marisco, carne ou peixe cozinhados neste recipiente
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 cataplana
- cataplanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cataplana?
- Brazil /ka.taˈplɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.tɐˈplɐ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cataplana in Portuguese?
cataplana appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).