esquerda
Portuguese, noun/isˈkeʁ.dɐ/
esquerda is spelled E-S-Q-U-E-R-D-A (8 letters) and appears 95 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,031st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esquerda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the left side, part, half or direction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of esquerdo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lado oposto ao direito”.
What does esquerda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe left side, part, half or direction
Cuidado, tem um bicho à sua esquerda!
- 2
femininethe left hand or leg
Por que você segura o lápis com a esquerda?
- 3
feminineleft (punch with the left fist)
- 4
femininethe left side of the stage from the audience’s perspective
- 5
femininethe left; the left wing
A esquerda quer vencer a eleição, mas os partidos não chegam a um acordo.
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculineleftist (a person who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics or the Brazilian left)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of esquerdo
- 2
Brazilinformalleftist (who follows or sympathizes with left-wing politics)
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. lado oposto ao direito 2. a mão do lado esquerdo 3. o lado esquerdo (de pessoa ou coisa); o lado esquerdo de uma coisa corresponde à mão direita do observador que se coloca de frente para ela 4. grupo com ideias de caráter social, popular
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 esquerda
- esquerdas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esquerda?
- Brazil /isˈkeʁ.dɐ/
- Brazil [isˈkeɦ.dɐ]
- Brazil /esˈkeʁ.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esquerda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esquerda in Portuguese?
esquerda appears 95 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).