zona
Portuguese, noun/ˈzõ.nɐ/
zona is spelled Z-O-N-A (4 letters) and appears 102 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 957th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zona is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “zone (in a broad geographic or geometric sense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of zonar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “porção de uma superfície esférica, determinada por dois planos paralelos que a cortam”.
What does zona mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininezone (in a broad geographic or geometric sense)
- 2
femininearea, region (part of a city or country)
Ela mora nesta zona.
- 3
Brazilcolloquialfemininemess
A cozinha está uma zona!
- 4
Brazilcolloquialfemininered light district; brothel
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
suffix
- 1
femininefeminine of -zão
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. porção de uma superfície esférica, determinada por dois planos paralelos que a cortam 2. cada uma das cinco divisões da esfera terrestre, determinadas pelos trópicos, pelos círculos polares e pelo equador, nas quais predominam tipos diferenciados de clima 3. região definida por critério econômico, científico, administrativo, etc. (Zona Sul, Zona da mata.) 4. área, região
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 zona
- zonas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zona?
- Brazil /ˈzõ.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈzo.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈzɔ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zona
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zona in Portuguese?
zona appears 102 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).