puxa
Portuguese, interjection/ˈpu.ʃɐ/
puxa is spelled P-U-X-A (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,830th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puxa is a Portuguese interjection meaning “expresses surprise or admiration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of puxar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “expressa surpresa, espanto, irritação”.
What does puxa mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Brazilcolloquialexpresses surprise or admiration
- 2
Brazilcolloquialexpresses disappointment
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
interjection: 1. expressa surpresa, espanto, irritação
noun: 1. ação de puxar 2. grança, moinha, restos da limpeza dos grãos de cereais e palha miúda
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 puxa
- poxa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puxa?
- Brazil /ˈpu.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpu.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puxa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puxa in Portuguese?
puxa appears 13 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).