maria-fumaça

Portuguese, noun

maria-fumaça is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “steam locomotive (locomotive powered by steam)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que locomotiva”.

What does maria-fumaça mean in English?

noun

1
femininesteam locomotive (locomotive powered by steam)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. o mesmo que locomotiva

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 maria-fumaça

marias-fumaça plural
marias-fumaças plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to maria-fumaça

steamer

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.