varal
Portuguese, noun/vaˈɾaw/
varal is spelled V-A-R-A-L (5 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,930th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Varal is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shaft (one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “corda ou cordão amarrado ao ar livre para pendurar roupas para que possam secar”.
What does varal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshaft (one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle)
- 2
masculinesimilar shaft in other vehicles
- 3
Brazilmasculineclothesline
- 4
Brazilmasculinesimilar rope or cord used to dry up jerky
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. corda ou cordão amarrado ao ar livre para pendurar roupas para que possam secar 2. cada uma das varas de uma armação onde é estendida a rede para secar 3. cada uma das duas varas entre as quais vai atrelado um só animal de tiro 4. vara de andor ou liteira
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 varal
- varais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce varal?
- Brazil /vaˈɾaw/
- Brazil [vaˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /vɐˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to varal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is varal in Portuguese?
varal appears 1.8 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).