saraivada
Portuguese, noun/sa.ɾajˈva.dɐ/
saraivada is spelled S-A-R-A-I-V-A-D-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 79,437th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saraivada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a hail storm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of saraivado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chuva de saraiva”.
What does saraivada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea hail storm
- 2
femininea volley; a barrage (series of weapon firings)
- 3
femininea barrage; a profusion of events in quick succession.
Ela me disse uma saraivada de ofensas ontem à noite.
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of saraivado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chuva de saraiva
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 saraivada
- saraivadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saraivada?
- Brazil /sa.ɾajˈva.dɐ/
- Brazil [sa.ɾaɪ̯ˈva.dɐ]
- Portugal /sɐ.ɾajˈva.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saraivada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saraivada in Portuguese?
saraivada appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).