devesa
Portuguese, noun/deˈve.zɐ/
devesa is spelled D-E-V-E-S-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese, the 127,225th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Devesa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “enclosure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arvoredo, ou outro tipo de terreno, coutado”.
What does devesa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineenclosure
- 2
femininepasture
- 3
femininegrove or plantation of chestnut trees or oaks
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arvoredo, ou outro tipo de terreno, coutado 2. por extensão, carvalhal
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 devesa
- devesas plural
- devêsa alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce devesa?
- Brazil /deˈve.zɐ/
- Portugal /dɨˈve.zɐ/
- Portugal /dɨˈbe.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is devesa in Portuguese?
devesa appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).