sova
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɔ.vɐ/
sova is spelled S-O-V-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,839th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sova is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “kneading (the act of kneading dough)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of sovar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tareia”.
What does sova mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekneading (the act of kneading dough)
- 2
femininethe act of treading on grapes
- 3
feminineinformalbeating; spanking (act physically beating a person)
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. tareia 2. tunda
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 sova
- sovas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sova?
- Brazil /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɔ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sova
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sova in Portuguese?
sova appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).