vulva
Portuguese, noun/ˈvuw.vɐ/
vulva is spelled V-U-L-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vulva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “vulva (the external female sexual organs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte externa do aparelho genital feminino que protege a vagina; é formada pelos grandes lábios, pequenos…”.
What does vulva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevulva (the external female sexual organs)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte externa do aparelho genital feminino que protege a vagina; é formada pelos grandes lábios, pequenos lábios, clitóris, orifício vaginal e uretral
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 vulva
- vulvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vulva?
- Brazil /ˈvuw.vɐ/
- Brazil [ˈvuʊ̯.vɐ]
- Portugal /ˈvul.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 vulva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vulva in Portuguese?
vulva 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).