melga
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛw.ɡɐ/
melga is spelled M-E-L-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 101,652nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Melga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “some species of mosquitoes, usually found in swamp areas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of melgar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mosquito comum”.
What does melga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesome species of mosquitoes, usually found in swamp areas
- 2
femininecranefly (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha)
- 3
Portugalfemininean annoying person for their speech or constant presence
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
adjective: 1. dize-se da vaca que tem afundido o osso sacro , vaca melga 2. gêmea 3. que pariu duas crias, fala-se da ovelha melga 4. pessoa mui desmelhorada
noun: 1. mosquito comum 2. tipo de peixe comestível, esqualo, tubarão pequeno das espécies Squalus blainvillei ou Squalus acanthias, conhecido também por cação ou melgacho 3. quelha (Prionace glauca) 4. erva leguminosa dos prados, Medicago sativa
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 melga
- melgas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce melga?
- Brazil /ˈmɛw.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [ˈmɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]
- Portugal /ˈmɛl.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to melga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is melga in Portuguese?
melga appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).