pelagra
Portuguese, noun/peˈla.ɡɾɐ/
pelagra is spelled P-E-L-A-G-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese, the 146,979th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelagra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pellagra (disease caused by niacin deficiency)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “doença motivada pela falta de vitamina PP”.
What does pelagra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepellagra (disease caused by niacin deficiency)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. doença motivada pela falta de vitamina PP
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 pelagra
- pelagras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelagra?
- Brazil /peˈla.ɡɾɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈla.ɡɾɐ/
- Portugal [pɨˈla.ɣɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelagra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelagra in Portuguese?
pelagra appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).