pinguela
Portuguese, noun/pĩˈɡɛ.lɐ/
pinguela is spelled P-I-N-G-U-E-L-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pinguela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “stick used in a bird snare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ponte improvisada, geralmente composta apenas por um tronco”.
What does pinguela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestick used in a bird snare
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ponte improvisada, geralmente composta apenas por um tronco 2. pedra única que num regato estreito facilita a passagem 3. pauzinho com que se arma o laço para apanhar aves 4. gancho com que se armam ratoeiras
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 pinguela
- pinguelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pinguela?
- Brazil /pĩˈɡɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /pĩˈɡɛ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pinguela in Portuguese?
pinguela appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).