tipóia
Portuguese, noun
tipóia is spelled T-I-P-Ó-I-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 110,210th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tipóia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of tipoia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, tipoia is a different word: “sling (bandage used to support a wounded arm)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vide tipoia”.
What does tipóia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of tipoia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
femininesling (bandage used to support a wounded arm)
- 2
femininehackney carriage
- 3
derogatoryfeminineold, shabby carriage
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininedespicable woman
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vide tipoia
noun: 1. carruagem velha e reles 2. carro de aluguel 3. mulher ordinária 4. banco de transporte de uma ou mais pessoas sustentado por outras duas pessoas
noun: 1. palanquim de rede 2. rede pequena para dormitório de criança 3. rede velha; fiango 4. tira de tecido para apoio de braço
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 tipóia
- tipoias plural
- tipóia alternative
- tipóias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is tipóia in Portuguese?
tipóia appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).