margarina
Portuguese, noun/maʁ.ɡaˈɾĩ.nɐ/
margarina is spelled M-A-R-G-A-R-I-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Margarina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “margarine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância que substitui a manteiga; é preparada a partir de gorduras animais ou vegetais purificadas”.
What does margarina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemargarine
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. substância que substitui a manteiga; é preparada a partir de gorduras animais ou vegetais purificadas 2. éster de glicerina do ácido margárico
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 margarina
- margarinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce margarina?
- Brazil /maʁ.ɡaˈɾĩ.nɐ/
- Brazil [maɦ.ɡaˈɾĩ.nɐ]
- /maɾ.ɡaˈɾĩ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to margarina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is margarina in Portuguese?
margarina appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).