cerva
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛʁ.vɐ/
cerva is spelled C-E-R-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,221st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cerva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “clipping of cerveja (“beer”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of cervo: doe; hind. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cerveja”.
What does cerva mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslangclipping of cerveja (“beer”)
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of cervo: doe; hind
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cerveja
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 cerva
- cervas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cerva?
- Brazil /ˈsɛʁ.vɐ/
- Brazil [ˈsɛɦ.vɐ]
- /ˈsɛɾ.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cerva in Portuguese?
cerva appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).