gogoia
Portuguese, noun
gogoia is spelled G-O-G-O-I-A (6 letters). Gogoia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Tacinga inamoena (synonym Opuntia inamoena), a small cactus found in eastern Brazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, gogóia is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of gogoia; still used where the…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta de pequeno porte, com muitos espinhos nas folhas e no caule; dá frutos pequenos e redondos, porém não…”.
What does gogoia mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilfeminineTacinga inamoena (synonym Opuntia inamoena), a small cactus found in eastern Brazil
- 2
Brazilfemininethis plant’s edible fruit
- 3
Brazilfemininea poisonous plant in the genus Solanum
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BrazilfeminineSolanum agrarium, a nightshade endemic to Brazil
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Brazilfemininecockroach berry (Solanum capsicoides), a nightshade native to Brazil
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BrazilfemininePicramnia sellowii, a bitterbush found in South America
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of gogoia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ver gogoia
noun: 1. planta de pequeno porte, com muitos espinhos nas folhas e no caule; dá frutos pequenos e redondos, porém não comestíveis
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 gogoia
- gogoias plural
- gogóia alternative
- gogóias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).