tigresa
Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃiˈɡɾe.zɐ/
tigresa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tigress (female tiger)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher ou garota muito bonita e particularmente bem sensual”.
What does tigresa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetigress (female tiger)
- 2
feminineleopard print
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à estampa ou padrão de tecidos imitando a pelagem do tigre 2. que diz respeito a esse tecido
noun: 1. mulher ou garota muito bonita e particularmente bem sensual 2. mulher agressiva ou muito brava por ciúme
noun: 1. fêmea de tigre
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 tigresa
- tigresas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tigresa?
- Brazil /t͡ʃiˈɡɾe.zɐ/
- Portugal /tiˈɡɾe.zɐ/
- Portugal [tiˈɣɾe.zɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tigresa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tigresa in Portuguese?
tigresa 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).