toada
Portuguese, noun/toˈa.dɐ/
toada is spelled T-O-A-D-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,308th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Toada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the act of sounding an instrument, bell, alarm or such” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of toado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tom alto”.
What does toada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe act of sounding an instrument, bell, alarm or such
- 2
femininetune; melody (short musical composition)
- 3
feminineaccompaniment (instrumental part of a song)
- 4
Brazilfemininein certain genres of Brazilian folk music, such as maracatu, the vocal part of a song
- 5
Brazilfemininethe musical composition that accompanies a Bumba Meu Boi performance
- 6
femininedin (continued, cacophonous noise)
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of toado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tom alto 2. rumor 3. entoação 4. boato
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 toada
- toadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce toada?
- Brazil /toˈa.dɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtwa.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is toada in Portuguese?
toada appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).