quota
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɔ.tɐ/
quota is spelled Q-U-O-T-A (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,080th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quota is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of cota (“quota”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “quinhão”.
What does quota mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of cota (“quota”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. quinhão 2. porção 3. prestação
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 quota
- quotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quota?
- Brazil /ˈkɔ.tɐ/
- Brazil /ˈkwɔ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɔ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quota in Portuguese?
quota appears 2.6 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).