coleta
Portuguese, noun/koˈle.tɐ/
coleta is spelled C-O-L-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,891st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coleta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “coleta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of coletar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trança de cabelo usada pelos toureiros espanhóis na parte posterior da cabeça”.
What does coleta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoleta
noun
- 1
femininecollection; the act of collecting
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. trança de cabelo usada pelos toureiros espanhóis na parte posterior da cabeça
noun: 1. ato de colher 2. recolhimento de dinheiro para obra de caridade 3. na liturgia cristã, oração breve e geral 4. recolhimento de suprimentos na natureza
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 coleta
- coletas plural
- colêta alternative
- colecta alternative
- collecta alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coleta?
- Brazil /koˈle.tɐ/
- Portugal /kuˈle.tɐ/
- Brazil /koˈlɛ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coleta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coleta in Portuguese?
coleta appears 17 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).