cataplasma
Portuguese, noun/ka.taˈplaz.mɐ/
cataplasma is spelled C-A-T-A-P-L-A-S-M-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 105,827th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cataplasma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “poultice; cataplasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “creme com poderes medicinais”.
What does cataplasma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepoultice; cataplasm
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. creme com poderes medicinais
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 cataplasma
- cataplasmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cataplasma?
- Brazil /ka.taˈplaz.mɐ/
- /ka.taˈplaʒ.mɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.tɐˈplaʒ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cataplasma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cataplasma in Portuguese?
cataplasma appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).