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triga

Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾi.ɡɐ/

triga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hurry, eagerness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of trigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “afã, ânsia, pressa”.

What does triga mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehurry, eagerness

  2. 2

    femininea car pulled by tree horses

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 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

adjective: 1. do trigo, semelhante ao trigo

noun: 1. afã, ânsia, pressa

noun: 1. carro tirado por três cavalos

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 triga

  • trigas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce triga?

  • Brazil /ˈtɾi.ɡɐ/
  • Portugal /ˈtɾi.ɡɐ/
  • Portugal [ˈtɾi.ɣɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.