viúva
Portuguese, noun/viˈu.vɐ/
viúva is spelled V-I-Ú-V-A (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,127th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viúva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “widow (a woman whose husband has died)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of viuvar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher a quem morreu o marido e não voltou a casar; feminino de viúvo”.
What does viúva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewidow (a woman whose husband has died)
- 2
femininewhite-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), a passerine bird
- 3
femininefawn-breasted tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota), a passerine bird
- 4
feminineparona leatherjacket (Parona signata), a fish
- 5
feminineAmazon lily (Victoria amazonica), a water lily
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. mulher a quem morreu o marido e não voltou a casar; feminino de viúvo 2. nome vulgar de alguns pássaros com a plumagem negra 3. o mesmo que galeirão
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 viúva
- viúvas plural
- viúvo masculine
- viúvos masculine plural
- viuva alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viúva?
- Brazil /viˈu.vɐ/
- Brazil /ˈvju.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈvju.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viúva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viúva in Portuguese?
viúva appears 10 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).