volúpia
Portuguese, noun/voˈlu.pjɐ/
volúpia is spelled V-O-L-Ú-P-I-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,014th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volúpia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lust; lasciviousness (the state or characteristic of being lascivious)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “O mesmo que luxúria; lascívia; prazer sexual”.
What does volúpia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelust; lasciviousness (the state or characteristic of being lascivious)
- 2
femininevoluptuousness; sensuality (a sensual appearance)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. O mesmo que luxúria; lascívia; prazer sexual. 2. Grande prazer.
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 volúpia
- volúpias plural
- vo.lú.pia canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volúpia?
- Brazil /voˈlu.pjɐ/
- Portugal /vuˈlu.pjɐ/
- Portugal /buˈlu.pjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volúpia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volúpia in Portuguese?
volúpia appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).