lama
Portuguese, noun/ˈlɐ̃.mɐ/
lama is spelled L-A-M-A (4 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,286th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lama is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mud (soil and water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mistura heterogênea de terra e água”.
What does lama mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemud (soil and water)
noun
- 1
masculinelama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineEuropean Portuguese standard form of lhama
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mistura heterogênea de terra e água 2. sordidez 3. lameiro, terra úmida que permite o crescimento de erva verde a maior parte do ano, prado
noun: 1. sacerdote budista
noun: 1. lhama, camélida americana
noun: 1. a Lama, município galego da comarca de Terra de Montes
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 lama
- lamas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lama?
- Brazil /ˈlɐ̃.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈlɐ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈla.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lama in Portuguese?
lama appears 15 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).