nora
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɔ.ɾɐ/
nora is spelled N-O-R-A (4 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,812th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nora is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “daughter-in-law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of genro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “esposa do filho ou da filha”.
What does nora mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedaughter-in-law
noun
- 1
femininenoria (waterwheel with buckets, used to raise water)
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of genro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. esposa do filho ou da filha 2. aparelho, de origem árabe, utilizado para elevar a água para regas do fundo dos poços por transformação do movimento circular em movimento vertical por ação da força animal ou humana 3. equipamento rústico, de madeira, puxado por animais (junta de bois ou jumentos) usado para amassar o barro nas olarias
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 nora
- noras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nora?
- Brazil /ˈnɔ.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈnɔ.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nora in Portuguese?
nora appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).