mala
Portuguese, noun/ˈma.lɐ/
mala is spelled M-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,546th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “suitcase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bolsa (geralmente de couro ou pano e com cadeado) usada para carregar dinheiro, documentos e outros objetos”.
What does mala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuitcase
- 2
feminineluggage
- 3
feminineboot, trunk
- 4
Portugalfemininehandbag
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinean irritating person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bolsa (geralmente de couro ou pano e com cadeado) usada para carregar dinheiro, documentos e outros objetos 2. sacola para transportar correspondência 3. correspondência carregada nessa sacola 4. espécie de caixa para o transporte de roupa e outros objetos em viagem
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 mala
- malas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mala?
- Brazil /ˈma.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈma.lɐ/
- Brazil /"ma.l6/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mala in Portuguese?
mala appears 18 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).