droga
Portuguese, noun/ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/
droga is spelled D-R-O-G-A (5 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,420th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Droga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “drug (substance used to treat an illness or relieve a symptom)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of drogar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância que altera o as funções fisiológicas humanas”.
What does droga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedrug (substance used to treat an illness or relieve a symptom)
- 2
femininedrug (psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive)
- 3
Brazilfeminineinformalcrap (something of poor quality)
Essa droga não funciona!
interjection
- 1
Brazildamn! (expresses anger or irritation)
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. substância que altera o as funções fisiológicas humanas 2. diz-se daquilo que é ruim ou funciona mal
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 droga
- drogas plural
- droga! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce droga?
- Brazil /ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈdɾɔ.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 droga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is droga in Portuguese?
droga appears 38 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).