garra
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa.ʁɐ/
garra is spelled G-A-R-R-A (5 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,018th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “claw (curved horny nail)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of garrir. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “unha aguçada de algumas feras e de aves de rapina”.
What does garra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclaw (curved horny nail)
- 2
femininedrive; determination
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-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. unha aguçada de algumas feras e de aves de rapina 2. unha 3. dedos 4. pelo comprido em redor das juntas dos pés da besta
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 garra
- garras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce garra?
- Brazil /ˈɡa.ʁɐ/
- Brazil [ˈɡa.hɐ]
- /ˈɡa.ʁɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to garra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is garra in Portuguese?
garra appears 5.8 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).