dolina
Portuguese, noun/doˈlĩ.nɐ/
dolina is spelled D-O-L-I-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese, the 169,452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dolina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “doline (circular cavity, usually of large dimensions, which results from the depression caused by underground erosion or by the chemical…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “depressão no solo característica de relevos cársticos, geralmente em forma de funil, formada pela dissolução…”.
What does dolina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedoline (circular cavity, usually of large dimensions, which results from the depression caused by underground erosion or by the chemical dissolution of rocks by the action of water laden with carbon dioxide, especially in limestone terrain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. depressão no solo característica de relevos cársticos, geralmente em forma de funil, formada pela dissolução química de rochas calcárias abaixo da superfície
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 dolina
- dolinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dolina?
- Brazil /doˈlĩ.nɐ/
- Portugal /duˈli.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dolina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dolina in Portuguese?
dolina appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).