lesma
Portuguese, noun/ˈlez.mɐ/
lesma is spelled L-E-S-M-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lesma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “slug (gastropod)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of lesmar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome vulgar dos moluscos pulmonados da família dos Limacídeos (mais particularmente os do género Limax Cuvier)”.
What does lesma mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslug (gastropod)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea slow person
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome vulgar dos moluscos pulmonados da família dos Limacídeos (mais particularmente os do género Limax Cuvier) 2. pessoa vagarosa, indolente ou que se move com dificuldade
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 lesma
- lesmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lesma?
- Brazil /ˈlez.mɐ/
- /ˈleʒ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈleʒ.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 lesma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lesma in Portuguese?
lesma appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).