quitanda
Portuguese, noun/kiˈtɐ̃.dɐ/
quitanda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a small shop selling certain items such as vegetables, fruit, eggs and coal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of quitandar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome dado a vários tipos de biscoitos caseiros”.
What does quitanda mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininea small shop selling certain items such as vegetables, fruit, eggs and coal
- 2
Brazilfemininea board used by owners of these shops to carry commodities
- 3
femininea home business selling
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
noun: 1. nome dado a vários tipos de biscoitos caseiros 2. pequeno estabelecimento comercial que vende hortaliças, frutas e legumes
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 quitanda
- quitandas plural
- kitanda alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quitanda?
- Brazil /kiˈtɐ̃.dɐ/
- Portugal /kiˈtɐ̃.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quitanda in Portuguese?
quitanda appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).