potra
Portuguese, noun/ˈpo.tɾɐ/
potra is spelled P-O-T-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese, the 141,055th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Potra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “intestinal hernia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of potro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “égua nova”.
What does potra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of potro
- 2
feminineintestinal hernia
- 3
femininea disease that causes bulges to appear on the stems of plants
- 4
Brazilcolloquialfeminineluck; good fortune
- 5
femininearrogance; haughtiness
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. égua nova
noun: 1. hérnia 2. engrossamento nos caules ou na raiz dos vegetais por uma doença 3. fortuna, boa sorte 4. soberba
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 potra
- potras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce potra?
- Brazil /ˈpo.tɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpo.tɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to potra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is potra in Portuguese?
potra appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).