locomotiva
Portuguese, noun/lo.ko.moˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/
locomotiva is spelled L-O-C-O-M-O-T-I-V-A (10 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,488th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Locomotiva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “locomotive, engine (railway)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of locomotivo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “máquina a vapor, a óleos pesados ou a eletricidade que reboca um comboio”.
What does locomotiva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelocomotive, engine (railway)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of locomotivo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. máquina a vapor, a óleos pesados ou a eletricidade que reboca um comboio
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 locomotiva
- locomotivas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce locomotiva?
- Brazil /lo.ko.moˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/
- Portugal /lu.ku.muˈti.vɐ/
- Portugal /lu.ku.muˈti.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to locomotiva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is locomotiva in Portuguese?
locomotiva appears 1.3 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).