madruga
Portuguese, noun/maˈdɾu.ɡɐ/
madruga is spelled M-A-D-R-U-G-A (7 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,106th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Madruga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the period between midnight and sunrise; early morning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of madrugar.
What does madruga mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfemininethe period between midnight and sunrise; early morning
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).
Forms of madruga
- madrugas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madruga?
- Brazil /maˈdɾu.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈdɾu.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [mɐˈðɾu.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is madruga in Portuguese?
madruga appears 2.2 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).