pesca
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɛs.kɐ/
pesca is spelled P-E-S-C-A (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,546th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pesca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fishing (the business or sport of catching fishes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of pescar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atividade que consiste na caça de animais marinhos, principalmente peixes, com o fito de alimentar-se dos…”.
What does pesca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefishing (the business or sport of catching fishes)
- 2
femininecatch (the amount of fish caught)
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. atividade que consiste na caça de animais marinhos, principalmente peixes, com o fito de alimentar-se dos mesmos 2. desporto que consiste na retirada de peixes maiores quanto possível de rios e mares, e devolução dos mesmos após aferição do tamanho e peso
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 pesca
- pescas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pesca?
- Brazil /ˈpɛs.kɐ/
- /ˈpɛʃ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɛʃ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pesca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pesca in Portuguese?
pesca appears 18 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).