tosta
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɔs.tɐ/
tosta is spelled T-O-S-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tosta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “toasted sandwich toastie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of tostar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fatia torrada de pão”.
What does tosta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetoasted sandwich toastie
- 2
colloquialfeminineheat
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fatia torrada de pão 2. bolo de sabor salgado e de textura estaladiça 3. calor abafante no ambiente
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 tosta
- tostas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tosta?
- Brazil /ˈtɔs.tɐ/
- /ˈtɔʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɔʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tosta in Portuguese?
tosta 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).