galha
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa.ʎɐ/
galha is spelled G-A-L-H-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 77,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gall (tumorous growth on the surface of plants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “formação tumoral nos tecidos vegetais provocada por um inseto, bugalho”.
What does galha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegall (tumorous growth on the surface of plants)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. formação tumoral nos tecidos vegetais provocada por um inseto, bugalho 2. barbatana de peixe na sua parte dorsal
noun: 1. pau bifurcado 2. ramo de árvore pequeno 3. cornamenta de bovídeo, conjunto dos dois cornos
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 galha
- galhas plural
- agalha alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galha?
- Brazil /ˈɡa.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is galha in Portuguese?
galha appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).