opala
Portuguese, noun/oˈpa.lɐ/
opala is spelled O-P-A-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,025th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “opal (mineral)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mineral amorfo constituído por óxido de silício hidratado (SiO₂.nH₂O) que, devido a diferenças na quantidade…”.
What does opala mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineopal (mineral)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mineral amorfo constituído por óxido de silício hidratado (SiO₂.nH₂O) que, devido a diferenças na quantidade de água, apresenta grandes variações de coloração, produzindo diferentes cores vivas conforme a incidência da luz: é utilizada na fabricação de pequenas estatuetas, adornos e joias 2. espécie de tecido de algodão
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 opala
- opalas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opala?
- Brazil /oˈpa.lɐ/
- Portugal /ɔˈpa.lɐ/
- Portugal /ɔ.ˈpa.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to opala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is opala in Portuguese?
opala appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).