vitela
Portuguese, noun/viˈtɛ.lɐ/
vitela is spelled V-I-T-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vitela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “veal (flesh of a calf)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of vitelo (young cow). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cria da vaca e do touro, novilha, bezerra”.
What does vitela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of vitelo (young cow)
- 2
feminineveal (flesh of a calf)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cria da vaca e do touro, novilha, bezerra
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 vitela
- vitelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vitela?
- Brazil /viˈtɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /viˈtɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /biˈtɛ.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 vitela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vitela in Portuguese?
vitela appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).