meia-lua

noun

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The verdict

“meia-lua” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a forma aparente da Lua, em quarto crescente ou quarto minguante

Key facts for meia-lua
PropertyValue
Headwordmeia-lua
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “meia-lua” sits in Portuguese frequency

meia-lua falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meia-lua is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

meia-lua has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is meia-lua, spelled M-E-I-A---L-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    a forma aparente da Lua, em quarto crescente ou quarto minguante
  2. 2
    algo que tenha formato de um semicírculo
  3. 3
    embarcação pesqueira de fundo chato e proa e popa em bico
  4. 4
    espaço com forma semicircular na raiz das unhas; lúnula
  5. 5
    golpe onde o lutador gira uma das pernas no ar, apoiando a mão no chão e tendo em vista atingir o adversário com o pé
  6. 6
    semicírculo com 9,15 metros de raio, a partir da marca do pênalti até a linha horizontal da grande área
  7. 7
    movimento semicircular feito nos controlos direcionais nos respectivos pontos que envia uma sequência de comando de ir para baixo, diagonal para baixo num sentido e ir para frente no mesmo sentido que ido no anterior diagonal do conjunto

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meia-lua"?
"meia-lua" is spelled M-E-I-A---L-U-A.
What does "meia-lua" mean?
As a noun, "meia-lua" means: a forma aparente da Lua, em quarto crescente ou quarto minguante
What language does "meia-lua" come from?
"meia-lua" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “meia-lua”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-I-A---L-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list