posta
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɔs.tɐ/
posta is spelled P-O-S-T-A (5 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,833rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Posta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “slice or chop of fish or other meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of posto. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “talhada ou pedaço de carne ou peixe”.
What does posta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslice or chop of fish or other meat
- 2
feminineprofitable job
noun
- 1
femininemail, postal service
- 2
datedfemininestation of horses on the road that served as an inn or restaurant for travelers
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of bosta (“shit”)
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of posto
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. talhada ou pedaço de carne ou peixe 2. naco 3. fatia 4. correspondência postal
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 posta
- postas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce posta?
- Brazil /ˈpɔs.tɐ/
- /ˈpɔʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to posta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is posta in Portuguese?
posta appears 22 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).