catraia
Portuguese, noun/kaˈtɾaj.ɐ/
catraia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “girl, female equivalent of catraio” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno barco, tripulado por um homem”.
What does catraia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegirl, female equivalent of catraio
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno barco, tripulado por um homem 2. miúda, jovem 3. prostituta reles
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 catraia
- catraias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catraia?
- Brazil /kaˈtɾaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [kaˈtɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /kɐˈtɾaj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is catraia in Portuguese?
catraia appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).