tala
Portuguese, noun/ˈta.lɐ/
tala is spelled T-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “splint (thin and rigid device used to immobilize a body part or a fractured bone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of talar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a moeda de Samoa”.
What does tala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesplint (thin and rigid device used to immobilize a body part or a fractured bone)
- 2
femininean object that squeezes or pressures, not allowing free movement
- 3
femininesomething that causes difficulties or limitations, a liability, an obstacle
- 4
Brazilfemininea type of leather whip
- 5
femininedevice used to widen the opening of hats
- 6
feminineact of furrowing fields in order to unflood them
noun
- 1
femininetala (basic currency unit of Samoa)
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. a moeda de Samoa
noun: 1. o mesmo que talante
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 tala
- talas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tala?
- Brazil /ˈta.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈta.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tala in Portuguese?
tala appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).