treva
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɛ.vɐ/
treva is spelled T-R-E-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Treva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “darkness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “escuridão”.
What does treva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedarkness
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. escuridão 2. privação de luz 3. o mesmo que trevas
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 treva
- trevas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce treva?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɛ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɛ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɛ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is treva in Portuguese?
treva 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).