marquise
Portuguese, noun/maʁˈki.zi/
marquise is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a glass veranda” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “alpendre”.
What does marquise mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininea glass veranda
- 2
Brazilfemininecanopy (overhanging or projecting roof structure)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alpendre
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 marquise
- marquises plural
- marquesa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marquise?
- Brazil /maʁˈki.zi/
- Brazil [mahˈki.zi]
- /maɾˈki.zi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marquise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marquise in Portuguese?
marquise appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).