cueca
Portuguese, noun/kuˈɛ.kɐ/
cueca is spelled C-U-E-C-A (5 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,534th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cueca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “underpants, including panties” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “roupa interior feminina e masculina que cobre os órgãos genitais”.
What does cueca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfeminineunderpants, including panties
- 2
Brazilfemininemale underpants
- 3
Portugalfemininenutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. roupa interior feminina e masculina que cobre os órgãos genitais 2. roupa íntima masculina, usada na região das pernas
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 cueca
- cuecas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cueca?
- Brazil /kuˈɛ.kɐ/
- Brazil /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cueca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cueca in Portuguese?
cueca appears 3.9 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).