pera
Portuguese, noun
pera is spelled P-E-R-A (4 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,535th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pera is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, pêra is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pera; still used where the…”. With an accent, péra is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pera; still used where the…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o fruto da pereira”.
What does pera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepear
- 2
colloquialfemininea knuckle sandwich
- 3
Portugalfemininegoatee
interjection
- 1
colloquialjust a minute
- 2
colloquialwait (asking for stop to make an observation)
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pera; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pera; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vide pera
preposition: 1. para
noun: 1. o fruto da pereira 2. porção de barba na parte inferior do queixo 3. interruptor elétrico com a forma de pera 4. reservatório de borracha das seringas para água ou ar
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 pera
- peras plural
- pêra alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to pera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pera in Portuguese?
pera appears 2.7 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).