pota
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɔ.tɐ/
pota is spelled P-O-T-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 123,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pota is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Humboldt squid, giant squid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cefalópode semelhante à lula, de tentáculos de menor tamanho (Illex coindetii)”.
What does pota mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineHumboldt squid, giant squid
- 2
feminineremains of giant squids washed ashore that indicate the presence of sperm whales
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cefalópode semelhante à lula, de tentáculos de menor tamanho (Illex coindetii) 2. lula gigante 3. restos de lulas gigantes levados pelo mar à costa que indicam a presença de cachalotes 4. polvo-cabeçudo (Eledone cirrhosa); pota-europeia (Todarodes sagittatus); chopo-anão (Sepiola rondeletti)
noun: 1. pote de barro 2. vasilha bojuda de barro ou metal com três pês para cozinhar na lareira 3. alambique para fazer aguardente 4. panela de barro
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 pota
- potas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pota?
- Brazil /ˈpɔ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɔ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pota in Portuguese?
pota appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).