mimosa
Portuguese, noun/miˈmɔ.zɐ/
mimosa is spelled M-I-M-O-S-A (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,037th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mimosa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of mimoso. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “género de plantas fabáceas”.
What does mimosa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)
- 2
femininemandarin (fruit)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mimoso
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. género de plantas fabáceas 2. planta da espécie Acacia dealbata 3. fruta cítrica da tangerineira ou mexeriqueira 4. vaca
noun: 1. nome comum dado a mimosa (vaca)
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 mimosa
- mimosas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mimosa?
- Brazil /miˈmɔ.zɐ/
- Portugal /miˈmɔ.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mimosa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mimosa in Portuguese?
mimosa appears 1.2 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).