queimação
Portuguese, noun/kej.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
queimação is spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A-Ç-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,330th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Queimação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “burn (physical sensation in the muscles)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de queimar(-se); queima; queimadura”.
What does queimação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineburn (physical sensation in the muscles)
- 2
feminineheartburn (pain in the chest caused by stomach acid entering the gullet)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de queimar(-se); queima; queimadura 2. sensação de ardência ou calor intenso em parte do corpo, geralmente associada a lesão, irritação ou refluxo 3. aquilo que aborrece, incomoda
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 queimação
- queimações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce queimação?
- Brazil /kej.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [keɪ̯.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kɐj.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to queimação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is queimação in Portuguese?
queimação appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).