japona
Portuguese, noun/ʒaˈpõ.nɐ/
japona is spelled J-A-P-O-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written Portuguese, the 151,527th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Japona is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “heavy jacket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of japa. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “feminino de japão”.
What does japona mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineheavy jacket
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslangaugmentative of japa
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangaugmentative of japa
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feminino de japão 2. jaquetão 3. abrigo de frio, curto, espécie de jaquetão em geral de pano azul-ferrete, usado por oficiais e praças por cima do uniforme 4. casaco esportivo, de lã grossa, inspirado no modelo da japona¹, e adotado na indumentária masculina e feminina
noun: 1. japonês
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 japona
- japonas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce japona?
- Brazil /ʒaˈpõ.nɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɐˈpo.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is japona in Portuguese?
japona appears about once in every 27 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).