covil
Portuguese, noun/koˈviw/
covil is spelled C-O-V-I-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,025th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Covil is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a lair of wild beasts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “toca; cova; caverna; buraco”.
What does covil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea lair of wild beasts
- 2
masculinea hideout of criminals
- 3
masculinea brothel
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. toca; cova; caverna; buraco
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 covil
- covis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce covil?
- Brazil /koˈviw/
- Brazil [koˈviʊ̯]
- Portugal /kuˈvil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to covil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is covil in Portuguese?
covil appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).