madeixa
Portuguese, noun/maˈde(j).ʃɐ/
madeixa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lock (tuft or length of hair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “meada pequena”.
What does madeixa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelock (tuft or length of hair)
- 2
femininesmall skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meada pequena 2. rolo de cabelos da cabeça 3. trança
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 madeixa
- madeixas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madeixa?
- Brazil /maˈde(j).ʃɐ/
- Brazil [maˈde(ɪ̯).ʃɐ]
- Portugal /mɐˈdɐj.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to madeixa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is madeixa in Portuguese?
madeixa appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).