marola
Portuguese, noun/maˈɾɔ.lɐ/
marola is spelled M-A-R-O-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 91,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marola is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a small wave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ondulação da superfície marítima”.
What does marola mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininea small wave
- 2
Brazilfeminineslangthe smoke and sometimes the smell produced by marijuana
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ondulação da superfície marítima 2. pequena onda do mar 3. tumulto, alvoroço 4. cheiro exalado por um cigarro de maconha
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 marola
- marolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marola?
- Brazil /maˈɾɔ.lɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is marola in Portuguese?
marola appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).