patrulha
Portuguese, noun/paˈtɾu.ʎɐ/
patrulha is spelled P-A-T-R-U-L-H-A (8 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patrulha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “patrol (the act of patrolling a location)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of patrulhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “formação organizacional com objetivo bélico”.
What does patrulha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepatrol (the act of patrolling a location)
- 2
femininepatrol (detachment that performs a patrol)
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
noun: 1. formação organizacional com objetivo bélico 2. ronda de soldados 3. grupo de pessoas que andam a passo, como as rondas 4. pequeno agrupamento político
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo patrulhar
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 patrulha
- patrulhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patrulha?
- Brazil /paˈtɾu.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈtɾu.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /pɐ.ˈtɾu.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patrulha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patrulha in Portuguese?
patrulha appears 8.1 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).