mazela
Portuguese, noun/maˈzɛ.lɐ/
mazela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “wound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ferida, chaga”.
What does mazela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewound
- 2
feminineblemish (moral defect)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ferida, chaga 2. enfermidade 3. aquilo que molesta ou aflige
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 mazela
- mazelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mazela?
- Brazil /maˈzɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈzɛ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mazela in Portuguese?
mazela appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).