mirra
Portuguese, noun/ˈmi.ʁɐ/
mirra is spelled M-I-R-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,837th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mirra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “myrrh (dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of mirrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “árvore da África e Oriente Médio”.
What does mirra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemyrrh (dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea skinny person
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteskeleton, mummy
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. árvore da África e Oriente Médio 2. resina da árvore Commiphora molmol
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 mirra
- mirras plural
- myrra alternative obsolete
- mirrha alternative obsolete
- myrrha alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mirra?
- Brazil /ˈmi.ʁɐ/
- Brazil [ˈmi.hɐ]
- /ˈmi.ʁɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mirra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mirra in Portuguese?
mirra 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).