freada
Portuguese, noun/fɾeˈa.dɐ/
freada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “braking (act of applying brakes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of freado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de frear”.
What does freada mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininebraking (act of applying brakes)
- 2
Brazilfeminineslangskid mark (visible feces stain)
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of freado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de frear
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 freada
- freadas plural
- freiada alternative misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freada?
- Brazil /fɾeˈa.dɐ/
- Brazil /fɾejˈa.dɐ/
- Brazil [fɾeɪ̯ˈa.dɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is freada in Portuguese?
freada appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).