meia
Portuguese, noun/ˈmej.ɐ/
meia is spelled M-E-I-A (4 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,045th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “obsolete unit of measure for liquids, equivalent to six pints” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of meio. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça de vestuário de tecido de malha que se calça sobre a pele até meio da perna”.
What does meia mean in English?
adverb
- 1
misconstruction of meio
*Estou meia cansada.
noun
- 1
Portugalfeminineobsolete unit of measure for liquids, equivalent to six pints
noun
- 1
femininesock (covering for the foot)
number
- 1
half past
O evento termina às três e meia.
number
- 1
Brazilsix
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinemidfielder
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of meia-encadernação
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of meia-entrada
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of meio
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peça de vestuário de tecido de malha que se calça sobre a pele até meio da perna 2. versão feminina de meio 3. jogador que joga no meio do campo 4. o número 6, usado em sequência de números
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 meia
- meya alternative obsolete
- meias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce meia?
- Brazil /ˈmej.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈmɐj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to meia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is meia in Portuguese?
meia appears 93 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).