laia
Portuguese, noun/ˈlaj.ɐ/
laia is spelled L-A-I-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,683rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “those who share the same moral traits or characteristics: ilk, variety, race, kind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lã”.
What does laia mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininethose who share the same moral traits or characteristics: ilk, variety, race, kind
Não gosto de gente da sua laia.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lã 2. o mesmo que laio, lamento, queixa 3. preocupação, ânsia 4. casta, qualidade, raça, ralé
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 laia
- laias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laia?
- Brazil /ˈlaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˈlaɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈlaj.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 laia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is laia in Portuguese?
laia appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).