gema
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒẽ.mɐ/
gema is spelled G-E-M-A (4 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,941st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gema is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “yolk (yellow part of an egg)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of gemer. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves”.
What does gema mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyolk (yellow part of an egg)
- 2
femininegem (precious stone)
- 3
femininebud, shoot (newly formed leaf or flower)
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. parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves 2. pedra preciosa 3. diz-se de algo que é genuíno, puro 4. gomo, rebento
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 gema
- gemas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gema?
- Brazil /ˈʒẽ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈʒe.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 gema
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gema in Portuguese?
gema appears 2.4 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).