macela
Portuguese, noun/maˈsɛ.lɐ/
macela is spelled M-A-C-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 122,069th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Achyrocline satureioides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta da família das compostas cuja flor é usada para fins medicinais”.
What does macela mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineAchyrocline satureioides
- 2
feminineRoman camomile (Chamaemelum nobile)
- 3
feminineGerman chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
- 4
femininegoldenrod (Solidago chilensis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta da família das compostas cuja flor é usada para fins medicinais
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 macela
- macelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macela?
- Brazil /maˈsɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈsɛ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macela in Portuguese?
macela appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).