puérpera
Portuguese, noun/puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/
puérpera is spelled P-U-É-R-P-E-R-A (8 letters). Puérpera is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “puerpera (a woman who has just given birth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does puérpera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepuerpera (a woman who has just given birth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mulher que deu à luz recentemente, que se encontra em período pós-parto
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 puérpera
- puérperas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puérpera?
- Brazil /puˈɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [puˈɛh.pe.ɾɐ]
- Brazil /ˈpwɛʁ.pe.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.