trava
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾa.vɐ/
trava is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fetter (a chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of travar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto que se usa para impedir o movimento de algo”.
What does trava mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefetter (a chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal)
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. objeto que se usa para impedir o movimento de algo 2. o mesmo que trave; barra que se usava para fechar portas e janelas antigas 3. o mesmo que travamento; ato ou efeito de travar 4. saliências cônicas nas solas das chuteiras
noun: 1. o mesmo que travesti
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 trava
- travas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trava?
- Brazil /ˈtɾa.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾa.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾa.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trava
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trava in Portuguese?
trava appears 6.5 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).