trol
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɔw/
trol is spelled T-R-O-L (4 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 96,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trol is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “troll (large, grotesque humanoid living in caves, hills or under bridges)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “criatura antropomórfica do folclore escandinavo (ogro, goblins, etc)”.
What does trol mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinetroll (large, grotesque humanoid living in caves, hills or under bridges)
- 2
femininemasculinetroll (person who provokes others and causes disruption)
noun
- 1
masculinetrawl (long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. criatura antropomórfica do folclore escandinavo (ogro, goblins, etc) 2. usuário da Internet que publica comentários que provocam argumentos combativos de outros com intento de obter reação para entretenimento pessoal
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 trol
- tróis plural
- troles plural
- trole alternative
- troll alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trol?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɔw/
- Brazil [ˈtɾɔʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈtɾɔl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trol in Portuguese?
trol appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).