ruiva
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁuj.vɐ/
ruiva is spelled R-U-I-V-A (5 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,032nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruiva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “madder (Rubia tinctorum, a herbaceous plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of ruivo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher que tem cabelos avermelhados ou alaranjados”.
What does ruiva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemadder (Rubia tinctorum, a herbaceous plant)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of ruivo
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of ruivo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher que tem cabelos avermelhados ou alaranjados
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 ruiva
- ruivas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruiva?
- Brazil /ˈʁuj.vɐ/
- Brazil [ˈhuɪ̯.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 ruiva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruiva in Portuguese?
ruiva 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).