luta
Portuguese, noun/ˈlu.tɐ/
luta is spelled L-U-T-A (4 letters) and appears 151 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 645th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fight (physical conflict between two parties)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of lutar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “combate corpo a corpo”.
What does luta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefight (physical conflict between two parties)
- 2
femininefight; striving (great effort in pursuing something)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. combate corpo a corpo 2. guerra 3. conflito 4. esforço
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 luta
- lutas plural
- lutinha diminutive
- lucta alternative
- luita alternative dialectal obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luta?
- Brazil /ˈlu.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈlu.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to luta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is luta in Portuguese?
luta appears 151 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).