cerda
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛʁ.dɐ/
cerda is spelled C-E-R-D-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 47,790th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cerda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bristle (stiff or coarse hair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pelo grosso, seda”.
What does cerda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebristle (stiff or coarse hair)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é porca, suja 2. que é bruta, estúpida
noun: 1. pelo grosso, seda 2. pena de ave semelhante a um pelo 3. filamento grosso de uma vassoura ou escova
noun: 1. porca 2. bruta, estúpida 3. insulto para as labregas
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 cerda
- cerdas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cerda?
- Brazil /ˈsɛʁ.dɐ/
- Brazil [ˈsɛɦ.dɐ]
- Brazil /ˈseʁ.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cerda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cerda in Portuguese?
cerda appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).