laurel
Portuguese, noun/lawˈɾɛw/
laurel is spelled L-A-U-R-E-L (6 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,354th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laurel is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “laurel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “coroa de louros”.
What does laurel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelaurel
- 2
masculinereward, prize
- 3
masculinehomage
- 4
masculinecompliment, the act of praising someone
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. coroa de louros 2. prêmio que se concede a alguém de mérito, virtude ou talento 3. elogio, louvor
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 laurel
- lauréis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laurel?
- Brazil /lawˈɾɛw/
- Brazil [laʊ̯ˈɾɛʊ̯]
- Portugal /lawˈɾɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is laurel in Portuguese?
laurel appears 2.5 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).