lira
Portuguese, noun/ˈli.ɾɐ/
lira is spelled L-I-R-A (4 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,900th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lyre (a stringed musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento musical de cordas dedilhadas”.
What does lira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelyre (a stringed musical instrument)
noun
- 1
femininelira (unit of currency)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. instrumento musical de cordas dedilhadas 2. antiga unidade monetária da Itália, San Marino e Vaticano (foi substituída pelo euro)
noun: 1. sobrenome
noun: 1. constelação boreal, que tem forma de lira
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 lira
- liras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lira?
- Brazil /ˈli.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈli.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lira in Portuguese?
lira 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).