lagartixa
Portuguese, noun/la.ɡaʁˈt͡ʃi.ʃɐ/
lagartixa is spelled L-A-G-A-R-T-I-X-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,826th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lagartixa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a small lizard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denominação de pequenos sáurios que se alimentam de insetos”.
What does lagartixa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea small lizard
- 2
Brazilfeminineany small, wall-crawling lizard species, such as a house lizard
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfemininean ugly skinny person, especially a woman
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. denominação de pequenos sáurios que se alimentam de insetos 2. pessoa magra e feia 3. mulher miúda, ágil e irrequieta 4. alpinista, montanhista
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 lagartixa
- lagartixas plural
- largatixa alternative pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lagartixa?
- Brazil /la.ɡaʁˈt͡ʃi.ʃɐ/
- Brazil [la.ɡahˈt͡ʃi.ʃɐ]
- /la.ɡaɾˈt͡ʃi.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lagartixa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lagartixa in Portuguese?
lagartixa appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).