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maçã

Portuguese, noun

maçã is spelled M-A-Ç-Ã (4 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,260th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maçã is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “apple (fruit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its cedilla, maca is a different word: “stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead…”. With a cedilla, maça is a different word: “mace (weapon)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o fruto comestível da macieira”.

What does maçã mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineapple (fruit)

noun

as maca
  1. 1

    femininestretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead person)

  2. 2

    femininegurney (wheeled bed used in hospitals)

  3. 3

    femininesailor’s hammock

noun

as maca
  1. 1

    feminineproblem

  2. 2

    feminineargument, fuss

noun

as maça
  1. 1

    femininemace (weapon)

  2. 2

    femininemallet (type of hammer with a head made of a non-iron material)

verb

as maça
  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 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. o fruto comestível da macieira

noun: 1. arma branca que se compõe de um pau e na ponta uma bola espinhosa de ferro 2. utensílio para maçar o linho

noun: 1. cama longa e suspensa em que dormem os marinheiros a bordo 2. espécie de padiola para transportar doentes ou feridos 3. saco de couro para levar roupa em viagem amarrado à garupa do cavalo

noun: 1. problema, conflito

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 maçã

  • maçãs plural
  • macas plural
  • maka alternative
  • maças plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to maçã

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is maçã in Portuguese?

maçã appears 10 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).

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