poxa
Portuguese, interjection/ˈpo.ʃɐ/
poxa is spelled P-O-X-A (4 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,941st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poxa is a Portuguese interjection meaning “alternative form of puxa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indica surpresa, admiração, irritação”.
What does poxa mean in English?
interjection
- 1
alternative form of puxa
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. indica surpresa, admiração, irritação 2. expressa apelo à compaixão do interlocutor para um pedido 3. expressa apelo à compreensão diante de uma negativa
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.
How do you pronounce poxa?
- Brazil /ˈpo.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpo.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poxa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poxa in Portuguese?
poxa appears 2.4 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).