upa
Portuguese, interjection/ˈu.pɐ/
upa is spelled U-P-A (3 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,106th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Upa is a Portuguese interjection meaning “giddyup (instruction for a horse to move faster)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of upar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “expressa incentivo a pessoa ou animal para subir, saltar ou levantar”.
What does upa mean in English?
interjection
- 1
giddyup (instruction for a horse to move faster)
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
interjection: 1. expressa incentivo a pessoa ou animal para subir, saltar ou levantar
noun: 1. salto brusco
abbreviation: 1. estabelecimento de urgência e emergência do SUS, destinado a atendimento imediato e estabilização de pacientes
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 upa
- upa! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce upa?
- Brazil /ˈu.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈu.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 upa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is upa in Portuguese?
upa appears 2.2 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).