praça
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾa.sɐ/
praça is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “plaza (a public square or open area in front of a building or a place)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espaço público e espaçoso rodeado de edifícios; rossio; mercado; circo”.
What does praça mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplaza (a public square or open area in front of a building or a place)
A Praça do Comércio é uma das maiores praças da Europa.
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineellipsis of praça de pré
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espaço público e espaçoso rodeado de edifícios; rossio; mercado; circo 2. total dos comerciantes de uma cidade 3. hasta pública; leilão 4. categoria de patente militar
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 praça
- praças plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce praça?
- Brazil /ˈpɾa.sɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɾa.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to praça
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is praça in Portuguese?
praça appears 79 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).