oma
Portuguese, noun/ˈõ.mɐ/
oma is spelled O-M-A (3 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,222nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “grandma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “país do sudoeste da Ásia, situado no sudeste da península Arábica e tendo fronteiras com a Arábia Saudita…”.
What does oma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrandma
suffix
- 1
masculine-oma (forms the names of tumours or masses)
- 2
masculine-ome (forms the names of masses or sets)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. país do sudoeste da Ásia, situado no sudeste da península Arábica e tendo fronteiras com a Arábia Saudita, Emiratos Árabes Unidos e Iémen, sendo banhado pelo golfo de Omã e pelo mar da Arábia; tem por capital Mascate
suffix: 1. indica tumor ou enfermidade cancerosa
abbreviation: 1. Observatório do Mar dos Açores
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 oma
- omas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oma?
- Brazil /ˈõ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈo.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oma in Portuguese?
oma appears 2.3 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).