vinca
Portuguese, noun/ˈvĩ.kɐ/
vinca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of vincar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta arbustiva de Madagáscar da espécie Catharanthus roseus”.
What does vinca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
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
noun: 1. planta arbustiva de Madagáscar da espécie Catharanthus roseus 2. diversas plantas pertencentes ao género Vinca levam este nome
noun: 1. camada, fieira
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 vinca
- vincas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vinca?
- Brazil /ˈvĩ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈvĩ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbĩ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vinca in Portuguese?
vinca appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).