dala
Portuguese, noun/ˈda.lɐ/
dala is spelled D-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a narrow depression or passageway between hills or mountains; a ravine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de calha que dá vazão à água e a outros despejos do navio”.
What does dala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea narrow depression or passageway between hills or mountains; a ravine
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de calha que dá vazão à água e a outros despejos do navio
noun: 1. caminho entre montanhas
noun: 1. mesa de cozinha com tampo em pedra
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 dala
- dalas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dala?
- Brazil /ˈda.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈda.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dala in Portuguese?
dala appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).