Polyglot Dictionary

praga

/ˈpɾaɡɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as pragas

Meaning

  1. pest

    • Uma praga atacou.

      A pest struck.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pentelho

praga is the neutral general word for a "pest," like an insect pest or a plague; pentelho is vulgar Brazilian slang for an annoying, pestering person, literally "pubic hair" — avoid in polite settings.

Similar in other languages

English

plague

plague is the English word for the same thing — both mean "pest."

French

fléau

Close — a pest relates to a plague, scourge.

Practice

1 What does praga mean?

2 Fill the gap: Uma ___ atacou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches praga?

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