fronha
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɾõ.ɲɐ/
fronha is spelled F-R-O-N-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fronha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pillow case (sheet for covering a pillow)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “capa para revestir travesseiro”.
What does fronha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepillow case (sheet for covering a pillow)
- 2
derogatoryfeminineinformalface
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. capa para revestir travesseiro
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 fronha
- fronhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fronha?
- Brazil /ˈfɾõ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈfɾõ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈfɾo.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fronha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fronha in Portuguese?
fronha appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).