rapariga
Portuguese, noun/ʁa.paˈɾi.ɡɐ/
rapariga is spelled R-A-P-A-R-I-G-A (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,127th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapariga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “girl, young lady” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher do sexo feminino; menina, moça”.
What does rapariga mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugaldatedfemininegirl, young lady
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininehooker, whore, slut, female prostitute
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher do sexo feminino; menina, moça 2. moça que vive na roça; roceira 3. menina ou mulher que se namora; namorada 4. prostituta ou concubina
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 rapariga
- raparigas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapariga?
- Brazil /ʁa.paˈɾi.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [ha.paˈɾi.ɡɐ]
- /ʁa.paˈɾi.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rapariga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rapariga in Portuguese?
rapariga appears 10 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).