malha
Portuguese, noun/ˈma.ʎɐ/
malha is spelled M-A-L-H-A (5 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,843rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mail (chainmail)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of malhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não”.
What does malha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemail (chainmail)
- 2
femininemesh (structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them)
- 3
femininenetwork
- 4
feminineknitting; knitwear
noun
- 1
femininea stain on pelt
- 2
femininea section of terrain with a different colour than that surrounding it
noun
- 1
femininea beating
- 2
femininea game where players have to throw hoops or horseshoes towards a pin on the ground
- 3
Portugalfemininea bop or a banger (good music)
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).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estrutura geométrica formada por linhas regulares ou não 2. conjunto de retângulos de diferentes tamanhos usados pelo designer gráfico para alinhar elementos gráficos numa página 3. tipo de tecido bastante flexível 4. vestimenta feita de malha (3), usada por bailarinos, ginastas, etc
noun: 1. ação de malhar; lavoura agrícola na que é separado o grão da espiga em cereais como o trigo ou centeio; separação do grão da vagem seca; debulha 2. pancadaria, tunda 3. malho grande 4. maça para preparar o linho
noun: 1. mealha, moeda de cobre 2. jogo que consiste em arremessar um disco metálico contra fitos; o disco metálico ou chapa de este jogo
noun: 1. cabana de pastores; malhada
noun: 1. mancha de diferente cor no pelo ou nas penas 2. cor diferente em um terreno
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 malha
- malhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malha?
- Brazil /ˈma.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈma.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to malha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is malha in Portuguese?
malha appears 5.9 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).