égua
Portuguese, noun/ˈɛ.ɡwɐ/
égua is spelled É-G-U-A (4 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Égua is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mare (female horse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fêmea do cavalo”.
What does égua mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemare (female horse)
interjection
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa espanto
noun: 1. fêmea do cavalo
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 égua
- éguas plural
- cavalo masculine
- cavalos masculine plural
- egua alternative
- egoa alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce égua?
- Brazil /ˈɛ.ɡwɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɛ.ɡwɐ/
- Portugal [ˈɛ.ɣwɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to égua
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is égua in Portuguese?
égua appears 2.0 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).