programa
Portuguese, noun/pɾoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/
programa is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-A (8 letters) and appears 288 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 324th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Programa is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “computer instructions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of programar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “série de comandos a serem seguidos por um computador”.
What does programa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecomputer instructions
- 2
masculineperformance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television; programme
- 3
masculinetimetable, timeline
Segundo o programa, a palestra será às seis.
- 4
Brazilinformalmasculineleisure activity
O programa de hoje será ir ao cinema.
- 5
Brazilcolloquialmasculinetrick (act of prostitution; the time that a prostitute spends with a client in exchange for money)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
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. série de comandos a serem seguidos por um computador 2. folheto com a lista de artistas e obras a serem apresentados num espetáculo 3. conteúdo de uma matéria ou curso 4. sumário de intenções (de um partido político, por exemplo)
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 programa
- programas plural
- programma alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce programa?
- Brazil /pɾoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/
- Portugal /pɾuˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/
- Portugal [pɾuˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to programa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is programa in Portuguese?
programa appears 288 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).