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tertúlia

Portuguese, noun/teʁˈtu.ljɐ/

tertúlia is spelled T-E-R-T-Ú-L-I-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,059th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tertúlia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a regular social gathering, a circle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “reunião de família ou amigos”.

What does tertúlia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininea regular social gathering, a circle

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. reunião de família ou amigos 2. assembleia literária

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 tertúlia

  • tertúlias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tertúlia?

  • Brazil /teʁˈtu.ljɐ/
  • Brazil [tehˈtu.ljɐ]
  • /teɾˈtu.ljɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is tertúlia in Portuguese?

tertúlia appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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