gama
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
gama is spelled G-A-M-A (4 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,317th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gama is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gamma (the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ))” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of gamo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “série contínua de grandezas mensuráveis”.
What does gama mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegamma (the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ))
noun
- 1
feminineseries
noun
- 1
masculinechewing gum
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of gamo
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome de duas personagens da obra poética Os Lusíadas: Vasco da Gama e Paulo da Gama 2. sobrenome
noun: 1. série contínua de grandezas mensuráveis
noun: 1. terceira letra do alfabeto grego g, G, correspondente ao g, G latino
noun: 1. pastilha elástica, chiclete
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo gamar
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 gama
- gamas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gama?
- Brazil /ˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡɐ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gama in Portuguese?
gama appears 26 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).