jalapa
Portuguese, noun/ʒaˈla.pɐ/
jalapa is spelled J-A-L-A-P-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written Portuguese, the 251,849th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jalapa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “jalapa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diversas plantas purgativa convolvuláceas e apocináceas recebem este nome; especialmente a Ipomoea purga”.
What does jalapa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejalapa
noun
- 1
Portugalfeminineplonk (poor-quality wine)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. diversas plantas purgativa convolvuláceas e apocináceas recebem este nome; especialmente a Ipomoea purga 2. a raiz de estas planta anteriores 3. purgante preparado com a raiz de estas plantas 4. maravilha (Mirabilis jalapa)
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 jalapa
- jalapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jalapa?
- Brazil /ʒaˈla.pɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɐˈla.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jalapa in Portuguese?
jalapa appears about once in every 85 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).