morcilha
Portuguese, noun/moʁˈsi.ʎɐ/
morcilha is spelled M-O-R-C-I-L-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written Portuguese, the 244,057th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morcilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “blood sausage; pudding (sausage made primarily from blood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “morcela”.
What does morcilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineblood sausage; pudding (sausage made primarily from blood)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. morcela
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 morcilha
- morcilhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morcilha?
- Brazil /moʁˈsi.ʎɐ/
- Brazil [mohˈsi.ʎɐ]
- Brazil /muʁˈsi.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is morcilha in Portuguese?
morcilha appears about once in every 79 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).