medalha
Portuguese, noun/meˈda.ʎɐ/
medalha is spelled M-E-D-A-L-H-A (7 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Medalha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “medal (stamped metal disc used as ornament or charm)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chapa metálica com gravação de inscrição, data, efígie, número, etc”.
What does medalha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemedal (stamped metal disc used as ornament or charm)
- 2
femininemedal (metal object used as a prize or military decoration)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chapa metálica com gravação de inscrição, data, efígie, número, etc 2. prêmio de concurso ou exposição 3. peça de devoção religiosa 4. impacto de uma bola batida forte levado no corpo na região do peito
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 medalha
- medalhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce medalha?
- Brazil /meˈda.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /mɨˈda.ʎɐ/
- Portugal [mɨˈða.ʎɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to medalha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is medalha in Portuguese?
medalha appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).