molar
Portuguese, noun/moˈlaʁ/
molar is spelled M-O-L-A-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,683rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Molar is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “molar (back tooth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mais complexo dos dentes na maioria dos mamíferos, situa-se na parte posterior da mandíbula; sua função…”.
What does molar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemolar (back tooth)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemolar (of or relating to the molar teeth)
- 2
femininemasculinemolar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. próprio para moer ou triturar 2. que se mói facilmente 3. diz-se da amêndoa, que se pode partir com os dentes
noun: 1. mais complexo dos dentes na maioria dos mamíferos, situa-se na parte posterior da mandíbula; sua função primária é triturar alimentos
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 molar
- molares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce molar?
- Brazil /moˈlaʁ/
- Brazil [moˈlah]
- /moˈlaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to molar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is molar in Portuguese?
molar appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).