Polyglot Dictionary

garota

/ɡaˈɾotɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as garotas

Meaning

  1. girl

    • A garota sorriu.

      The girl smiled.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

menina

garota is slightly more informal or modern, a young woman; menina is more for a young child — both mean "girl."

Similar in other languages

German

Mädchen

Mädchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Spanish

muchacha

muchacha is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Spanish

niña

niña is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Practice

1 What does garota mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ sorriu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches garota?

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