prega
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾɛ.ɡɐ/
prega is spelled P-R-E-G-A (5 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,535th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prega is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fold; crease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of pregar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dobra feita num tecido”.
What does prega mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefold; crease
- 2
femininean ornamental fold that is part of an item of clothing, curtain or similar
- 3
femininewrinkle (crease on the skin)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
- 3
third-person singular present indicative
- 4
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. dobra feita num tecido 2. ruga
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 prega
- pregas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prega?
- Brazil /ˈpɾɛ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɾɛ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈpɾɛ.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prega
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prega in Portuguese?
prega appears 2.7 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).