úvula
Portuguese, noun/ˈu.vu.lɐ/
úvula is spelled Ú-V-U-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 117,162nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Úvula is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “apêndice cônico do véu palatino, situado na parte posterior da boca”.
What does úvula mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineuvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. apêndice cônico do véu palatino, situado na parte posterior da boca
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 úvula
- úvulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce úvula?
- Brazil /ˈu.vu.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈu.vu.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈu.bu.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to úvula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is úvula in Portuguese?
úvula appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).