luva
Portuguese, noun/ˈlu.vɐ/
luva is spelled L-U-V-A (4 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,093rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “glove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça de vestuário para a mão”.
What does luva mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineglove
- 2
femininetype of sleeve for connecting pipes
- 3
femininetip; bribe
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peça de vestuário para a mão 2. peça de borracha ou de outro material com que se cobre a mão
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 luva
- luvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luva?
- Brazil /ˈlu.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈlu.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈlu.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 luva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is luva in Portuguese?
luva appears 4.1 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).