retranca
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/
retranca is spelled R-E-T-R-A-N-C-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retranca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “boom (spar extending the foot of a sail)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of retrancar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “verga inferior, presa a ré do mastro a 90° no sentido proa-popa e que serve de suporte à esteira da vela…”.
What does retranca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineboom (spar extending the foot of a sail)
- 2
femininecrupper (strap looped under a horse’s tail)
- 3
femininedefence (tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring)
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. verga inferior, presa a ré do mastro a 90° no sentido proa-popa e que serve de suporte à esteira da vela grande 2. maneira de jogar extremamente defensiva 3. atitude reservada 4. correia posterior da sela de montar que passa pela cauda
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 retranca
- retrancas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retranca?
- Brazil /ʁeˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/
- Brazil [heˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ]
- /ʁeˈtɾɐ̃.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 retranca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retranca in Portuguese?
retranca appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).