moleca
Portuguese, noun/muˈlɛ.kɐ/
moleca is spelled M-O-L-E-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moleca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a female brat; a girl regarded as mischievous, unruly or spoiled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rapariga negra ainda nova”.
What does moleca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininea female brat; a girl regarded as mischievous, unruly or spoiled
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rapariga negra ainda nova 2. negrinha
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 moleca
- molecas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moleca?
- Brazil /muˈlɛ.kɐ/
- Brazil /moˈlɛ.kɐ/
- Portugal /muˈlɛ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is moleca in Portuguese?
moleca appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).