laje
Portuguese, noun/ˈla.ʒi/
laje is spelled L-A-J-E (4 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laje is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “flagstone (rectangular paving or roofing stone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rocha plana”.
What does laje mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflagstone (rectangular paving or roofing stone)
- 2
Brazilfemininea flat concrete roof
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rocha plana 2. elemento estrutural de uma edificação responsável por transmitir as ações que nela chegam para as vigas que a sustentam, e destas para os pilares
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Bahia
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 laje
- lajes plural
- lájea alternative
- lajem alternative
- laja alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laje?
- Brazil /ˈla.ʒi/
- Portugal /ˈla.ʒɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to laje
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is laje in Portuguese?
laje appears 3.4 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).