dólmen
Portuguese, noun/ˈdɔw.mẽj̃/
dólmen is spelled D-Ó-L-M-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 153,088th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dólmen is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dolmen (tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pedra de anta”.
What does dólmen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedolmen (tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pedra de anta 2. o mesmo que anta
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 dólmen
- dólmens plural
- dólmenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dólmen?
- Brazil /ˈdɔw.mẽj̃/
- Brazil [ˈdɔʊ̯.mẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˈdɔl.mɛn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dólmen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dólmen in Portuguese?
dólmen appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).