metralha
Portuguese, noun/meˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
metralha is spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,304th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metralha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “grapeshot (shot consisting of a cluster of small iron balls and slugs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of metralhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ferragens com que se carregavam antigamente os canhões”.
What does metralha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrapeshot (shot consisting of a cluster of small iron balls and slugs)
- 2
femininemachine gun fire
- 3
feminineload (great amount)
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. ferragens com que se carregavam antigamente os canhões 2. descarga de obus 3. descarga de balas
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 metralha
- metralhas plural
- me.tra.lha canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce metralha?
- Brazil /meˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /mɨˈtɾa.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 metralha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is metralha in Portuguese?
metralha appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).