paca
Portuguese, noun/ˈpa.kɐ/
paca is spelled P-A-C-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 51,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “paca (rodent of the genus Cuniculus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of pacuçu. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “quadrúpede roedor da América do Sul”.
What does paca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininepaca (rodent of the genus Cuniculus)
- 2
Brazilfemininedish made of its meat
- 3
Brazilfemininemole cricket
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatorymasculinehomosexual man
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculinenaive (one that lacks worldly experience); a fool
adjective
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinenaive
adverb
- 1
Brazila lot; super
noun
- 1
femininemallet
noun
- 1
datedfemininepackage
- 2
datedfemininea kind of tree fom Portuguese India
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininemoney
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of pacuçu
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. quadrúpede roedor da América do Sul 2. fardo; pacote 3. árvore da Índia portuguesa
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 paca
- pacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paca?
- Brazil /ˈpa.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpa.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paca in Portuguese?
paca appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).