maceta
Portuguese, noun/maˈse.tɐ/
maceta is spelled M-A-C-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese, the 183,862nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maceta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “truncated conical iron hammer crossed by a short wooden handle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of macetar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “recipiente para escarrar, escarradeira”.
What does maceta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetruncated conical iron hammer crossed by a short wooden handle
- 2
femininecylindrical piece for grinding and undoing paints
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinehorse that has a bone defect in the boletus area
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
adjective: 1. diz-se da cavalgadura que apresenta um defeito ósseo
noun: 1. recipiente para escarrar, escarradeira
noun: 1. martelo de cabo curto e cabeça pesada, geralmente de ferro 2. vara grossa e curta, de cabeça almofadada, com que se toca o bombo; maçaneta 3. peça cilíndrica para desfazer e moer tinta endurecida
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 maceta
- macetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maceta?
- Brazil /maˈse.tɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈse.tɐ/
- Brazil /maˈsɛ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maceta in Portuguese?
maceta appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).