portuguêsa
Portuguese, noun
portuguêsa is spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-U-Ê-S-A (10 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portuguêsa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of portuguesa: female equivalent of português” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, portuguesa is a different word: “female equivalent of português”.
What does portuguêsa mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of portuguesa: feminine singular of português
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of portuguesa: female equivalent of português
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of português
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of português
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. antiga moeda de Portugal 2. nó, ou amarração feita de um cabo, para segurar as antenas na cabrilha
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo portuguesar
noun: 1. Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
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 portuguêsa
- portuguêsas plural
- portuguêsa alternative
- portuguesas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to portuguêsa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is portuguêsa in Portuguese?
portuguêsa appears 98 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).