nossa
Portuguese, interjection/ˈnɔ.sɐ/
nossa is spelled N-O-S-S-A (5 letters) and appears 741 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 123rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nossa is a Portuguese interjection meaning “oh, my God!; goodness! (said in excitement, shock, awe or dismay)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of nosso. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “expressa espanto”.
What does nossa mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Braziloh, my God!; goodness! (said in excitement, shock, awe or dismay)
determiner
- 1
femininefeminine singular of nosso
pronoun
- 1
femininefeminine singular of nosso
noun
- 1
femininefeminine of nosso
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa espanto 2. expressa zombaria quando a resposta que outrem recebeu foi envergonhadora ou constrangedora para si 3. expressa estado de entristecido, chateado. quando a resposta dada para si é atravessada, ríspida, rude, indelicada e/ou sem consideração
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 nossa
- nossa! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nossa?
- Brazil /ˈnɔ.sɐ/
- Portugal /ˈnɔ.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nossa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nossa in Portuguese?
nossa appears 741 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).