muleta
Portuguese, noun/muˈle.tɐ/
muleta is spelled M-U-L-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,483rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Muleta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “crutch (long stick used to assist in walking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pau em que se apoiam os coxos ou aleijados das pernas”.
What does muleta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrutch (long stick used to assist in walking)
- 2
femininemoral basis
- 3
femininemuleta
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pau em que se apoiam os coxos ou aleijados das pernas 2. pau em que o toureiro suspende a capa para chamar o touro que quer matar 3. manivela de realejo 4. pequena embarcação com que se faz pescaria, fora da barra de Lisboa
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 muleta
- muletas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce muleta?
- Brazil /muˈle.tɐ/
- Portugal /muˈle.tɐ/
- Portugal /mu.ˈle.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 muleta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is muleta in Portuguese?
muleta 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).