mel
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛw/
mel is spelled M-E-L (3 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,831st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mel is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “honey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância doce, espessa e viscosa elaborada pelas abelhas nas colmeias”.
What does mel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehoney
- 2
masculinemolasses
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. substância doce, espessa e viscosa elaborada pelas abelhas nas colmeias 2. doçura 3. cachaça 4. o mesmo que sangue
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 mel
- méis plural
- meles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mel?
- Brazil /ˈmɛw/
- Brazil [ˈmɛʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈmɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mel in Portuguese?
mel appears 32 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).