mota
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɔ.tɐ/
mota is spelled M-O-T-A (4 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,260th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mota is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “motorcycle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “motocicleta”.
What does mota mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininemotorcycle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. motocicleta 2. maciço de terra, ou alvenaria, que contém as águas de um rio fazendo um caminho marginal 3. porção de terra que se junta em redor dos troncos das árvores para resguardar as raízes do calor 4. curral de bois
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 mota
- motas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mota?
- Brazil /ˈmɔ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɔ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mota in Portuguese?
mota appears 10 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).