leiva
Portuguese, noun/ˈlej.vɐ/
leiva is spelled L-E-I-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 75,394th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leiva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “common name for various mosses within the genus Sphagnum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aduela, tábua encurvada que forma o corpo da pipa, tonel ou recipiente de madeira”.
What does leiva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecommon name for various mosses within the genus Sphagnum
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aduela, tábua encurvada que forma o corpo da pipa, tonel ou recipiente de madeira 2. sulco feito pelo arado 3. torrão 4. terreno disposto para o cultivo, gleba
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 leiva
- leivas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leiva?
- Brazil /ˈlej.vɐ/
- Brazil [ˈleɪ̯.vɐ]
- Portugal /ˈlɐj.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is leiva in Portuguese?
leiva appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).