linhagem
Portuguese, noun/lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/
linhagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “burlap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “série de gerações”.
What does linhagem mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineburlap
noun
- 1
femininelineage (series or succession of ancestors or descendants)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. série de gerações 2. genealogia 3. (figurado) condição social 4. tecido grosso de linho
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 linhagem
- linhagens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linhagem?
- Brazil /lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [lĩˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /liˈɲa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linhagem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linhagem in Portuguese?
linhagem appears 4.2 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).