trova
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɾɔ.vɐ/
trova is spelled T-R-O-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,402nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trova is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cantiga, song” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of trovar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “poema composto por apenas uma estrofe de 4 versos de 7 sílabas”.
What does trova mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecantiga, song
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. poema composto por apenas uma estrofe de 4 versos de 7 sílabas
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 trova
- trovas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trova?
- Brazil /ˈtɾɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɔ.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɾɔ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trova in Portuguese?
trova appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).