górgona
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɔʁ.ɡo.nɐ/
górgona is spelled G-Ó-R-G-O-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese, the 119,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Górgona is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gorgon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “na mitologia grega três mulheres, Esteno, Euríale e Medusa que possuíam serpentes por cabelos e que…”.
What does górgona mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegorgon
- 2
derogatoryfeminineA very ugly and wicked woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. na mitologia grega três mulheres, Esteno, Euríale e Medusa que possuíam serpentes por cabelos e que transformavam em pedra quem as encarasse. 2. mulher repulsiva, perversa, feia 3. górgone
noun: 1. vide Medusa
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 górgona
- górgonas plural
- górgone alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce górgona?
- Brazil /ˈɡɔʁ.ɡo.nɐ/
- Brazil [ˈɡɔɦ.ɡo.nɐ]
- /ˈɡɔɾ.ɡo.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to górgona
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is górgona in Portuguese?
górgona appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).