tarja
Portuguese, noun/ˈtaʁ.ʒɐ/
tarja is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “border (decorative strip around the edge of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of tarjar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ornato no borde, orla”.
What does tarja mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineborder (decorative strip around the edge of something)
- 2
femininea black strip used to censor something
- 3
femininea coloured strip on medication boxes used to indicate the level of danger from side effects
- 4
femininetarge (a type of small shield)
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. ornato no borde, orla 2. antigo escudo 3. faixa ou cartaz com uma mensagem escrita
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 tarja
- tarjas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tarja?
- Brazil /ˈtaʁ.ʒɐ/
- Brazil [ˈtaɦ.ʒɐ]
- /ˈtaɾ.ʒɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tarja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tarja in Portuguese?
tarja appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).