taiga
Portuguese, noun/ˈtaj.ɡɐ/
taiga is spelled T-A-I-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 68,701st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taiga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “taiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “região fitogeográfica situada ao norte da Europa, Ásia e América, constituída por florestas de coníferas, que…”.
What does taiga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetaiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. região fitogeográfica situada ao norte da Europa, Ásia e América, constituída por florestas de coníferas, que não perdem as folhas mesmo no longo e rigoroso inverno dessas regiões, e algumas árvores caducifólias; é limitada ao norte pela tundra e ao sul pela floresta latifoliada e decídua; floresta boreal.
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 taiga
- taigas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taiga?
- Brazil /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [ˈtaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
- Portugal /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to taiga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is taiga in Portuguese?
taiga appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).