reserva
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈzɛʁ.vɐ/
reserva is spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-A (7 letters) and appears 49 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,924th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reserva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “reserve (the act of reserving, or keeping back)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of reservar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação ou efeito de reservar(-se)”.
What does reserva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereserve (the act of reserving, or keeping back)
- 2
femininereserve (that which is reserved as for future use)
- 3
femininereserve (unexploited natural resource)
- 4
femininereserve (tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose)
- 5
femininereserve (tract of land reserved for aboriginal people)
- 6
femininereserve (body of troops in the rear of an army)
- 7
femininebooking (a reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel)
- 8
femininestockpile (supply for future use)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinereserve (player who does not participate from the start of the game)
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. ação ou efeito de reservar(-se) 2. algo que existe em determinada quantidade 3. aquilo que se reserva (especialmente para enfrentar imprevistos) 4. grupo de cidadãos que prestaram o serviço militar obrigatório ou foram dispensados dele, mas que estão sujeitos à convocação, se necessário
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Paraná
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 reserva
- reservas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reserva?
- Brazil /ʁeˈzɛʁ.vɐ/
- Brazil [heˈzɛɦ.vɐ]
- /ʁeˈzɛɾ.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reserva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reserva in Portuguese?
reserva appears 49 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).