lata
Portuguese, noun/ˈla.tɐ/
lata is spelled L-A-T-A (4 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,384th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “can, tin (UK, Australia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of latir. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “folha de ferro laminada e estanhada”.
What does lata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecan, tin (UK, Australia)
- 2
femininetin, tin-plate (material)
- 3
colloquialfemininecheek, nerve
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of lato
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. folha de ferro laminada e estanhada 2. folha-de-flandres 3. recipiente metálico, feito de lata, aço ou alumínio, utilizado para armazenamento de líquidos e conservas alimentícias 4. travessa, madeira da armação duma parreira, ripa
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 lata
- latas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lata?
- Brazil /ˈla.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈla.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lata in Portuguese?
lata 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).