nica
Portuguese, noun/ˈni.kɐ/
nica is spelled N-I-C-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,221st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “trifle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “melindre exagerado; impertinência, rabugice”.
What does nica mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. melindre exagerado; impertinência, rabugice 2. coisa supérflua; futilidade, puerilidade 3. coisa sem importância; quantia insignificante; ninharia 4. manha de animal insuficientemente amansado
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 nica
- nicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nica?
- Brazil /ˈni.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈni.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nica in Portuguese?
nica appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).