parótida
Portuguese, noun/paˈɾɔ.t͡ʃi.dɐ/
parótida is spelled P-A-R-Ó-T-I-D-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese, the 144,068th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parótida is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “parotid gland (salivary gland near the ear)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does parótida mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparotid gland (salivary gland near the ear)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of parótida
- parótidas plural
- parótide alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parótida?
- Brazil /paˈɾɔ.t͡ʃi.dɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈɾɔ.ti.dɐ/
- Portugal [pɐˈɾɔ.ti.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is parótida in Portuguese?
parótida appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).