nesga
Portuguese, noun/ˈnez.ɡɐ/
nesga is spelled N-E-S-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese, the 136,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nesga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gore (triangular patch of fabric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pedaço pequeno”.
What does nesga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegore (triangular patch of fabric)
- 2
femininea narrow and long space
- 3
femininea small, narrow opening
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pedaço pequeno
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 nesga
- nesgas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nesga?
- Brazil /ˈnez.ɡɐ/
- /ˈneʒ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈneʒ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nesga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nesga in Portuguese?
nesga appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).