galinha
Portuguese, noun/ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
galinha is spelled G-A-L-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,986th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aves galináceas (em especial da espécie Gallus gallus domesticus), domesticadas e usadas na alimentação humana”.
What does galinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehen
- 2
femininechicken (meat)
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfeminineslanga person (especially a woman) who is almost never single
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinewho is virtually always seen with a partner
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é promíscuo
noun: 1. aves galináceas (em especial da espécie Gallus gallus domesticus), domesticadas e usadas na alimentação humana 2. em particular, a fêmea adulta dessas aves 3. a carne dessa ave, usada na alimentação 4. mulher que se relaciona com vários homens ou homem que se relaciona com várias mulheres
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 galinha
- galinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galinha?
- Brazil /ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ɡaˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Brazil /ɡaˈʎĩ.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 galinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galinha in Portuguese?
galinha appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).