maia
Portuguese, noun/ˈmaj.ɐ/
maia is spelled M-A-I-A (4 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,317th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo dos maias”.
What does maia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininePortuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineMaya (member of the Maya people)
noun
- 1
masculineYucatec Maya (a language spoken by the Maya people)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineMayan (of or relating to the Maya)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a maia ou aos maias
noun: 1. indivíduo dos maias 2. a língua falada por esse povo
noun: 1. giesta
noun: 1. município português do distrito do Porto
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 maia
- maias plural
- maya alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maia?
- Brazil /ˈmaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˈmaɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈmaj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maia in Portuguese?
maia appears 26 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).