draga
Portuguese, noun/ˈdɾa.ɡɐ/
draga is spelled D-R-A-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Draga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “dredge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of dragar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “embarcação ou estrutura flutuante destinada a retirar areia, lama ou lodo do fundo do mar, de rios e canais”.
What does draga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedredge
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. embarcação ou estrutura flutuante destinada a retirar areia, lama ou lodo do fundo do mar, de rios e canais 2. aparelho com que se tira areia, lodo, entulho, etc., do fundo dos rios, dos portos de mar, etc. 3. cada um dos dois madeiros de castanho, que revestem, em todo comprimento a extremidade superior do costado do barco 4. qualquer veículo velho
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 draga
- dragas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce draga?
- Brazil /ˈdɾa.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈdɾa.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈdɾa.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to draga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is draga in Portuguese?
draga appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).