grimpa
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɾĩ.pɐ/
grimpa is spelled G-R-I-M-P-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese, the 201,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grimpa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “top (highest or uppermost part of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of grimpar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lâmina móvel de um cata-vento, geralmente metálica, que, no alto de torres, casas etc., gira em torno de um…”.
What does grimpa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetop (highest or uppermost part of something)
- 2
feminineneedle (leaf of conifer)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-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. lâmina móvel de um cata-vento, geralmente metálica, que, no alto de torres, casas etc., gira em torno de um eixo vertical e se destina a indicar a orientação do vento 2. nas embarcações, bandeira pequena ou placa de metal ou de outro material, que se coloca no topo do mastro a fim de indicar a direção do vento 3. o ponto mais alto de uma edificação; cocuruto, cume 4. a ponta, o cume de qualquer coisa
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 grimpa
- grimpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grimpa?
- Brazil /ˈɡɾĩ.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡɾĩ.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is grimpa in Portuguese?
grimpa appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).