espádua
Portuguese, noun/isˈpa.dwɐ/
espádua is spelled E-S-P-Á-D-U-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese, the 145,565th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espádua is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “scapula; shoulder blade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “região da omoplata e seu revestimento”.
What does espádua mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescapula; shoulder blade
- 2
feminineshoulder
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. região da omoplata e seu revestimento 2. ombro
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 espádua
- espáduas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espádua?
- Brazil /isˈpa.dwɐ/
- Brazil /esˈpa.dwɐ/
- /iʃˈpa.dwɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is espádua in Portuguese?
espádua appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).