madrugada
Portuguese, noun/ma.dɾuˈɡa.dɐ/
madrugada is spelled M-A-D-R-U-G-A-D-A (9 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,936th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Madrugada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the period between midnight and sunrise; early morning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of madrugado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “período do dia entre a meia-noite e o amanhecer”.
What does madrugada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe period between midnight and sunrise; early morning
- 2
femininedawn (the first stages of a process)
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of madrugado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. período do dia entre a meia-noite e o amanhecer
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 madrugada
- madrugadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madrugada?
- Brazil /ma.dɾuˈɡa.dɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.dɾuˈɡa.dɐ/
- Portugal [mɐ.ðɾuˈɣa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to madrugada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is madrugada in Portuguese?
madrugada appears 30 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).