galhada
Portuguese, noun/ɡaˈʎa.dɐ/
galhada is spelled G-A-L-H-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galhada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “antler (bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “par de cornos dos ruminantes; galhadura, galha”.
What does galhada mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineantler (bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk)
- 2
femininethe branches of a tree or bush as a whole
- 3
femininea large branch from which smaller branches stem; a bough
- 4
Brazilfeminineslangthe figurative result of unfaithfulness in marriage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. par de cornos dos ruminantes; galhadura, galha 2. cada um dos cornos dos veados, geralmente ramificados e presentes apenas nos machos, de formação óssea sólida e substituição anual, o que estabelece a diferença com relação aos cornos dos demais ruminantes; armação, ramagem 3. ramagem de árvores; galharia 4. ramificação do cacho de uvas
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 galhada
- galhadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galhada?
- Brazil /ɡaˈʎa.dɐ/
- Portugal /ɡɐˈʎa.dɐ/
- Portugal [ɡɐˈʎa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galhada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galhada in Portuguese?
galhada appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).