madalena
Portuguese, noun/ma.daˈlẽ.nɐ/
madalena is spelled M-A-D-A-L-E-N-A (8 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,397th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Madalena is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher outrora libertina que se converteu à religião”.
What does madalena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemadeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher outrora libertina que se converteu à religião 2. pequeno biscoito em forma de concha
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Ceará 2. município e freguesia portugueses da junta regional dos Açores 3. prenome feminino
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 madalena
- madalenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madalena?
- Brazil /ma.daˈlẽ.nɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.dɐˈle.nɐ/
- Portugal [mɐ.ðɐˈle.nɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to madalena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is madalena in Portuguese?
madalena appears 4.9 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).