poliandria
Portuguese, noun/ˌpɔ.li.ɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
poliandria is spelled P-O-L-I-A-N-D-R-I-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese, the 181,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poliandria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “polyandry (the condition or practice of having multiple husbands)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “condição da poliandra, estado de uma mulher que convive de forma marital com mais de um homem ao mesmo tempo”.
What does poliandria mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolyandry (the condition or practice of having multiple husbands)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. condição da poliandra, estado de uma mulher que convive de forma marital com mais de um homem ao mesmo tempo 2. regime social de alguns animais em que uma fêmea acasala com vários machos 3. condição de uma flor com muitos estames
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 poliandria
- poliandrias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poliandria?
- Brazil /ˌpɔ.li.ɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ˌpɔ.li.ɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
- /po.li.ãⁿ.ˈdɾi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poliandria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poliandria in Portuguese?
poliandria appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).