tropa
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɔ.pɐ/
tropa is spelled T-R-O-P-A (5 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,280th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tropa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “military service” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of tropar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “exército”.
What does tropa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemilitary service
- 2
femininetroop (military forces)
- 3
Brazilfemininegroup of pack animals
- 4
Brazilfeminineinformalslanggang, posse, a (especially young) group of friends
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. exército 2. os soldados 3. reunião de muita gente 4. bestas de carga ou de gado vacum escolhidos para o matadouro
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 tropa
- tropas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tropa?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɔ.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɔ.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tropa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tropa in Portuguese?
tropa appears 12 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).