pula
Portuguese, noun/ˈpu.lɐ/
pula is spelled P-U-L-A (4 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,397th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pula is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pula (the currency of Botswana)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of pular. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “unidade monetária do Botsuana, fracionada em cem thebes e que também tem uso corrente no Zimbabwe”.
What does pula mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepula (the currency of Botswana)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinewhite person
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
- 3
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 4
third-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. unidade monetária do Botsuana, fracionada em cem thebes e que também tem uso corrente no Zimbabwe
noun: 1. bolo formado pelas apostas dos jogadores 2. aquilo que se aposta ao jogo 3. polícia
verb: 1. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo polir 2. primeira pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo polir 3. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo pular
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 pula
- pulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pula?
- Brazil /ˈpu.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpu.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pula in Portuguese?
pula appears 4.9 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).