ceva
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛ.vɐ/
ceva is spelled C-E-V-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 63,394th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ceva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “food used to fatten animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of cevar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação de cevar”.
What does ceva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefood used to fatten animals
- 2
femininebait used to draw fish to a general area
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfemininebeer
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. centurião de César na guerra com Pompeu
noun: 1. ação de cevar 2. alimento com que se engordam animais 3. porco cevado; porco a cevar para a matança 4. lugar onde se deitam grãos ou isca para atrair animais e caçá-los
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 ceva
- cevas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ceva?
- Brazil /ˈsɛ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɛ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɛ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ceva in Portuguese?
ceva appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).