peroba
Portuguese, noun/peˈɾɔ.bɐ/
peroba is spelled P-E-R-O-B-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,864th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peroba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “various tree species in the families Apocynaceae and Bignoniaceae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “árvore das famílias apocináceas ou bignoniáceas”.
What does peroba mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininevarious tree species in the families Apocynaceae and Bignoniaceae
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. árvore das famílias apocináceas ou bignoniáceas 2. que ou o que enfada; maçante
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 peroba
- perobas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peroba?
- Brazil /peˈɾɔ.bɐ/
- Brazil /peˈɾo.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is peroba in Portuguese?
peroba appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).