valha
Portuguese, noun/ˈva.ʎɐ/
valha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “value, worth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of valer. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “valia”.
What does valha mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininevalue, worth
interjection
- 1
Brazilcor; whoa (exclamation of surprise or amazement)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-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. valia
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 valha
- valhas plural
- valha! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce valha?
- Brazil /ˈva.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈva.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /ˈba.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is valha in Portuguese?
valha appears 3.0 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).