modorra
Portuguese, noun/moˈdo.ʁɐ/
modorra is spelled M-O-D-O-R-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese, the 205,610th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modorra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “somnolence, fatigue, drowsiness (pathological or not)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “preguiça, moleza”.
What does modorra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesomnolence, fatigue, drowsiness (pathological or not)
- 2
feminineapathy; lack of interest or eagerness
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. preguiça, moleza
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 modorra
- modorras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modorra?
- Brazil /moˈdo.ʁɐ/
- Brazil [moˈdo.hɐ]
- /moˈdo.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 modorra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modorra in Portuguese?
modorra appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).