tomada
Portuguese, noun/toˈma.dɐ/
tomada is spelled T-O-M-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,623rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tomada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “nominalization of tomar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of tomado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a coisa que se tomou (particípio do verbo tomar)”.
What does tomada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenominalization of tomar
tomar uma decisão → tomada de decisão
- 2
femininecapture, catch, seizure (the act of taking something by force)
- 3
feminineplug (pronged end of an electrical cord)
- 4
femininesocket (opening into which an electrical plug is connected)
- 5
femininetake (scene filmed without an interruption)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of tomado
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of tomado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a coisa que se tomou (particípio do verbo tomar) 2. a parte fêmea, onde se encaixa a ficha (grafia port.) ou macho (grafia bras.) de aparelhos elétricos 3. trecho de filme gravado sem interrupções
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 tomada
- tomadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tomada?
- Brazil /toˈma.dɐ/
- Portugal /tuˈma.dɐ/
- Portugal [tuˈma.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tomada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tomada in Portuguese?
tomada appears 35 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).