passa
Portuguese, noun/ˈpa.sɐ/
passa is spelled P-A-S-S-A (5 letters) and appears 200 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 460th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Passa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “dried fruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of passar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fruta seca (especialmente uvas)”.
What does passa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedried fruit
- 2
feminineraisin (dried grape)
interjection
- 1
Brazilshoo!; get away!; clear off! (said to an animal)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa enxotadura direcionada a cão
noun: 1. fruta seca (especialmente uvas) 2. ato de fumar; cada uma das aspirações e exalações que são feitas do fumo de um cigarro
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 passa
- passas plural
- passa! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce passa?
- Brazil /ˈpa.sɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpa.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 passa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is passa in Portuguese?
passa appears 200 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).