fula
Portuguese, noun
fula is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Fula (a language spoken in West Africa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of fulo. With an accent, fulá is a different word: “one of the Fula (west African people)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pressa”.
What does fula mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineFula (a language spoken in West Africa)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineone of the Fula (West-African people)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of fulo
noun
- 1
femininemasculinerareone of the Fula (west African people)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinerareof the Fula people
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pressa 2. cada uma das cavidades bucais onde se acumula a comida, quando se mastiga 3. grande quantidade
noun: 1. grupo étnico que compreende várias populações espalhadas pela África Ocidental, mas também na África Central e no Norte de África sudanês 2. língua falada por esse grupo
noun: 1. preparação do feltro para chapéus 2. aparelho para calandrar panos
noun: 1. nome que, na Índia portuguesa, se dá à angélica branca e a outras plantas
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 fula
- fulas plural
- fulás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to fula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fula in Portuguese?
fula 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).