litorina
Portuguese, noun/li.toˈɾĩ.nɐ/
litorina is spelled L-I-T-O-R-I-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written Portuguese, the 189,447th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Litorina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “periwinkle (any mollusc of the genus Littorina)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does litorina mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperiwinkle (any mollusc of the genus Littorina)
- 2
Brazilfemininerailcar (self-propelled railroad wagon)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of litorina
- litorinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce litorina?
- Brazil /li.toˈɾĩ.nɐ/
- Portugal /li.tuˈɾi.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to litorina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is litorina in Portuguese?
litorina appears about once in every 45 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).