ressaca
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈsa.kɐ/
ressaca is spelled R-E-S-S-A-C-A (7 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,032nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ressaca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “storm surge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sensação ruim após ingestão exagerada de bebidas alcoólicas, ou outra droga”.
What does ressaca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestorm surge
- 2
colloquialfemininehangover
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sensação ruim após ingestão exagerada de bebidas alcoólicas, ou outra droga 2. a mais alta maré cheia do ano 3. fluxo e refluxo do mar, corrente após ter quebrado a onda que arrasta para o mar
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 ressaca
- ressacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ressaca?
- Brazil /ʁeˈsa.kɐ/
- Brazil [heˈsa.kɐ]
- /ʁeˈsa.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ressaca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ressaca in Portuguese?
ressaca appears 4.6 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).