ubá
Portuguese, noun/uˈba/
ubá is spelled U-B-Á (3 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,784th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ubá is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Gynerium sagittatum, a tall grass of South America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “canoa dos indígenas das margens do Amazonas feita de um só lenho”.
What does ubá mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineGynerium sagittatum, a tall grass of South America
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculinea simple canoe made from a single piece of tree bark
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. canoa dos indígenas das margens do Amazonas feita de um só lenho 2. muro 3. sebe
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais
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 ubá
- ubás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ubá?
- Brazil /uˈba/
- Portugal /uˈba/
- Portugal [uˈβa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ubá in Portuguese?
ubá 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).