marajoara
Portuguese, noun/ma.ɾa.ʒuˈa.ɾɐ/
marajoara is spelled M-A-R-A-J-O-A-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 55,453rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marajoara is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of the Marajó Island” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da ilha de Marajó, Pará, Brasil”.
What does marajoara mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of the Marajó Island
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculinea northeast wind in the Marajó Island
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof the Marajó Island
- 2
femininemasculinerelated to the ceramic art inspired by the motifs of the indigenous people who inhabited the Marajó Island
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da ilha de Marajó, Pará, Brasil
noun: 1. natural da ilha de Marajó, Pará, Brasil
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 marajoara
- marajoaras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marajoara?
- Brazil /ma.ɾa.ʒuˈa.ɾɐ/
- Brazil /ma.ɾaˈʒwa.ɾɐ/
- Brazil /ma.ɾa.ʒoˈa.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is marajoara in Portuguese?
marajoara appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).