mostra
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɔs.tɾɐ/
mostra is spelled M-O-S-T-R-A (6 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 774th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mostra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “exhibition; show; display (event where objects are set to be seen by the public)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of mostrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “exemplo, espécime”.
What does mostra mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexhibition; show; display (event where objects are set to be seen by the public)
Fui a uma mostra de quadros neoclássicos.
- 2
feminineshow; display (the act of displaying something)
Sua expressão era uma mostra de sua tristeza.
- 3
femininereview (inspection of personnel and equipment)
- 4
femininealternative form of amostra
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
noun: 1. exemplo, espécime 2. exibição de obras de arte
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 mostra
- mostras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mostra?
- Brazil /ˈmɔs.tɾɐ/
- /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mostra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mostra in Portuguese?
mostra appears 126 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).