graxa
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɾa.ʃɐ/
graxa is spelled G-R-A-X-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Graxa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of graxo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mistura de corantes com gordura para dar lustro ao cabedal”.
What does graxa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelard
- 2
feminineshoe polish
- 3
femininegrease
- 4
femininelubricating grease
- 5
feminineflattery
noun
- 1
femininemasculineshoeshiner
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of graxo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mistura de corantes com gordura para dar lustro ao cabedal 2. untura; lubrificante 3. adulação
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 graxa
- graxas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce graxa?
- Brazil /ˈɡɾa.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡɾa.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to graxa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is graxa in Portuguese?
graxa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).