quadrilha
Portuguese, noun/kwaˈdɾi.ʎɐ/
quadrilha is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-I-L-H-A (9 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,515th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quadrilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gang (group of criminals or alleged criminals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo de dança agitada”.
What does quadrilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegang (group of criminals or alleged criminals)
- 2
femininequadrille
- 3
colloquialfemininecrowd
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tipo de dança agitada 2. grupo de pessoas, geralmente criminosos 3. conjunto de subalternos que atuam sob as ordens do matador ou do cavaleiro 4. dança executada por vários pares, muito comum nas festas juninas
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 quadrilha
- quadrilhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quadrilha?
- Brazil /kwaˈdɾi.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /kwɐˈdɾi.ʎɐ/
- Portugal [kwɐˈðɾi.ʎɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quadrilha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quadrilha in Portuguese?
quadrilha appears 9.8 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).