intifada
Portuguese, noun/ĩ.t͡ʃiˈfa.dɐ/
intifada is spelled I-N-T-I-F-A-D-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intifada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “intifada (insurrection by Palestinians against Israel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “insurreição popular palestina contra a ocupação da faixa de Gaza e da Cisjordânia pelos israelenses”.
What does intifada mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintifada (insurrection by Palestinians against Israel)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. insurreição popular palestina contra a ocupação da faixa de Gaza e da Cisjordânia pelos israelenses 2. revolta; insurreição contra um regime opressor ou um inimigo estrangeiro
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 intifada
- intifadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intifada?
- Brazil /ĩ.t͡ʃiˈfa.dɐ/
- Portugal /ĩ.tiˈfa.dɐ/
- Portugal [ĩ.tiˈfa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intifada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intifada in Portuguese?
intifada appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).