moratória
Portuguese, noun/mo.ɾaˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
moratória is spelled M-O-R-A-T-Ó-R-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 33,746th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moratória is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “moratorium (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of moratório. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prorrogação que o credor concede ao devedor para o prazo do pagamento da dívida”.
What does moratória mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemoratorium (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of moratório
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prorrogação que o credor concede ao devedor para o prazo do pagamento da dívida 2. adiamento dos vencimentos das dívidas, com suspensão dos pagamentos e da ação da justiça, decretado pelo governo quando o país enfrenta circunstâncias excepcionalmente graves
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 moratória
- moratórias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moratória?
- Brazil /mo.ɾaˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
- Portugal /mu.ɾɐˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moratória
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moratória in Portuguese?
moratória 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).