desova
Portuguese, noun/deˈzɔ.vɐ/
desova is spelled D-E-S-O-V-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desova is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the laying of eggs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of desovar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação de desovar”.
What does desova mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe laying of eggs
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ação de desovar
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 desova
- desovas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desova?
- Brazil /deˈzɔ.vɐ/
- Brazil /d͡ʒiˈzɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /dɨˈzɔ.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is desova in Portuguese?
desova appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).