galícia
Portuguese, noun/ɡaˈli.si.ɐ/ [ɡaˈli.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /ɡaˈli.sjɐ/ (coloquial)
galícia is spelled G-A-L-Í-C-I-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,059th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galícia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of galício (“Galician”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “antigo reino e atual região administrativa autônoma pertencente à Espanha que, com capital Santiago de…”.
What does galícia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of galício (“Galician”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. antigo reino e atual região administrativa autônoma pertencente à Espanha que, com capital Santiago de Compostela, situa-se ao noroeste daquele país e ao norte de Portugal, berço do idioma galego e de onde saiu um importante grupo imigrante ao Brasil 2. região histórica da Europa Central, hoje integrando territórios no sul da Polônia e oeste da Ucrânia
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 galícia
- galícias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galícia?
- Brazil /ɡaˈli.si.ɐ/ [ɡaˈli.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /ɡaˈli.sjɐ/ (coloquial)
- Brazil /ɡaˈli.si.a/ [ɡaˈli.sɪ.a] (Região Sul), AFI: /ɡaˈli.sja/ (coloquial)
- Brazil /ɡaˈli.sja/ (coloquial)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is galícia in Portuguese?
galícia 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).