quebrada
Portuguese, noun/keˈbɾa.dɐ/
quebrada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “neighborhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of quebrado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ladeira”.
What does quebrada mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslangneighborhood
- 2
Brazilfeminineslanga place in a town or city where drugs are routinely consumed, often without knowledge of authorities
- 3
femininequebrada (ravine or valley in Latin America)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of quebrado
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of quebrado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ladeira 2. espaço geográfico periférico de uma cidade no qual reside o contingente populacional de baixa ou menor renda 3. localidade na periferia de uma cidade 4. local determinado no qual se reside na periferia de uma cidade
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 quebrada
- quebradas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quebrada?
- Brazil /keˈbɾa.dɐ/
- Portugal /kɨˈbɾa.dɐ/
- Portugal [kɨˈβɾa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quebrada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quebrada in Portuguese?
quebrada appears 8.5 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).