sesma
Portuguese, noun/ˈsez.mɐ/
sesma is spelled S-E-S-M-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese, the 229,473rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sesma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sixth (one of six equal parts of a whole)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sexta parte”.
What does sesma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesixth (one of six equal parts of a whole)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sexta parte
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 sesma
- sesmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sesma?
- Brazil /ˈsez.mɐ/
- /ˈseʒ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sesma in Portuguese?
sesma appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).