comilança
Portuguese, noun/ko.miˈlɐ̃.sɐ/
comilança is spelled C-O-M-I-L-A-N-Ç-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comilança is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the act of eating excessively, often in the context of celebration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “comezaina, ato de comer muito, refeição abundante”.
What does comilança mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe act of eating excessively, often in the context of celebration
- 2
femininea deceitful and unfair business
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. comezaina, ato de comer muito, refeição abundante 2. mamata, ação de tirar proveito de jeito pouco lícito
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 comilança
- comilanças plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comilança?
- Brazil /ko.miˈlɐ̃.sɐ/
- Portugal /ku.miˈlɐ̃.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is comilança in Portuguese?
comilança appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).