loess
Portuguese, noun/ˈlɔ(j)s/
loess is spelled L-O-E-S-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written Portuguese, the 198,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loess is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “loess (accumulation of wind-blown sediment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ver loesse”.
What does loess mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineloess (accumulation of wind-blown sediment)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ver loesse
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 loess
- loesse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce loess?
- Brazil /ˈlɔ(j)s/
- Brazil [ˈlɔ(ɪ̯)s]
- /ˈlɔ(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to loess
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is loess in Portuguese?
loess appears about once in every 50 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).