saúva
Portuguese, noun/saˈu.vɐ/
saúva is spelled S-A-Ú-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese, the 120,815th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saúva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “leaf-cutter ant of the genus Atta – a major agricultural pest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “formigas (Formicidae) pertencentes às espécies do gênero Atta, nas quais sua rainha é conhecida como…”.
What does saúva mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineleaf-cutter ant of the genus Atta – a major agricultural pest
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. formigas (Formicidae) pertencentes às espécies do gênero Atta, nas quais sua rainha é conhecida como içá/tanajura e o macho como içabitu e zompopo; fazem parte do grupo conhecido como formigas-cortadeiras
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 saúva
- saúvas plural
- saúba alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saúva?
- Brazil /saˈu.vɐ/
- Portugal /sɐˈu.vɐ/
- Portugal /sɐˈu.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is saúva in Portuguese?
saúva appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).