nafta
Portuguese, noun/ˈna.fi.tɐ/
nafta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “naphtha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “derivado de petróleo utilizado principalmente como matéria-prima da indústria petroquímica na produção de…”.
What does nafta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenaphtha
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. derivado de petróleo utilizado principalmente como matéria-prima da indústria petroquímica na produção de eteno e propeno, além de outras frações líquidas, como benzeno, tolueno e xileno
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 nafta
- naftas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nafta?
- Brazil /ˈna.fi.tɐ/
- Brazil /ˈnaf.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈnaf.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 nafta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nafta in Portuguese?
nafta 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).