lagoa
Portuguese, noun/laˈɡo(w).ɐ/
lagoa is spelled L-A-G-O-A (5 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,280th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lagoa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a small lake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lago de pouca extensão”.
What does lagoa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea small lake
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lago de pouca extensão
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba 2. município e freguesia portugueses do distrito de Faro
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 lagoa
- lagoas plural
- alagoa alternative
- lagôa alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lagoa?
- Brazil /laˈɡo(w).ɐ/
- Brazil [laˈɡo(ʊ̯).ɐ]
- Portugal /lɐˈɡo.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lagoa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lagoa in Portuguese?
lagoa appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).