cuia
Portuguese, noun/ˈkuj.ɐ/
cuia is spelled C-U-I-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,683rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “calabash (fruit of calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria))” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fruto gerado pela cuieira”.
What does cuia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecalabash (fruit of calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria))
- 2
femininecalabash (utensil traditionally made of the dried shell of a calabash)
- 3
femininematé (vessel, traditionally made from the dried tip of a calabash, used to drink maté)
- 4
femininea vessel used to serve tacacá
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fruto gerado pela cuieira 2. fruto da cuieira quando usado como recipiente 3. cabaça usada para tomar chimarrão 4. medida de capacidade para secos
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 cuia
- cuias plural
- cuya alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuia?
- Brazil /ˈkuj.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˈkuɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈkuj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuia in Portuguese?
cuia 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).