iboga
Portuguese, noun/iˈbɔ.ɡɐ/
iboga is spelled I-B-O-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese, the 229,473rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Iboga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “iboga (Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta do Congo que os indígenas usam como excitante com efeitos análogos aos do álcool”.
What does iboga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineiboga (Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta do Congo que os indígenas usam como excitante com efeitos análogos aos do álcool
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 iboga
- ibogas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce iboga?
- Brazil /iˈbɔ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /iˈbɔ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [iˈβɔ.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to iboga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is iboga in Portuguese?
iboga appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).