noia
Portuguese, noun
noia is spelled N-O-I-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,152nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a drug addict” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, nóia is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of noia; still used where the…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “paranoia”.
What does noia mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslangdrug-addicted
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslangstoned; doped
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslangcrazy; mad
- 4
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslangstupid; fool
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslanga drug addict
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslanga person under the effects of drugs
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslanga crazy or mad person
- 4
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslanga stupid, foolish or uncivilized person
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of noia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of noia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vide noia
noun: 1. paranoia
noun: 1. adicto em drogas que é afetado em decorrência disso, em especial pelo consumo do craque
noun: 1. município da Espanha na província da Corunha, comunidade autónoma da Galiza
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 noia
- noias plural
- nóia alternative
- nóias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is noia in Portuguese?
noia appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).