liana
Portuguese, noun/liˈɐ̃.nɐ/
liana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “liana (a climbing woody vine, usually tropical)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que cipó”.
What does liana mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineliana (a climbing woody vine, usually tropical)
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 cipó 2. nome genérico de trepadeiras da zona tropical, lenhosas e sarmentosas
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 liana
- lianas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liana?
- Brazil /liˈɐ̃.nɐ/
- Brazil /ˈljɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈljɐ.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 liana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liana in Portuguese?
liana 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).