moina
Portuguese, noun/ˈmoj.nɐ/
moina is spelled M-O-I-N-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese, the 159,424th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “beggar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of moinar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vadiagem, vida dissoluta, brincadeira”.
What does moina mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininemasculinebeggar
- 2
Portugalfeminineinformalmasculinepolice officer
- 3
Portugaldatedderogatoryfemininemasculinerascal, trickster
- 4
femininemasculinecar guard (informally employed person in charge of finding parking spots for cars)
- 5
femininemasculineloafer, idler
noun
- 1
Portugalfeminineinformalpolice
- 2
feminineloitering
- 3
femininelaziness
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. esmoleiro, mendigo
noun: 1. vadiagem, vida dissoluta, brincadeira 2. preguiça
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 moina
- moinas plural
- móina alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moina?
- Portugal /ˈmoj.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɔj.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is moina in Portuguese?
moina appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).