The Portuguese word for jam is
compota
Gender
The gender of compota is feminine. E.g. a compota.Plural
The plural of compota is compotas.Portuguese Definition
| jam | |
| 1. Substantivo. compota de frutas | |
| 2. Substantivo. situação difícil; enrascada | |
| 3. Substantivo. congestão, bloqueio | |
| 4. Substantivo. apresentação informal e repentina de um grupo musical | |
| 5. Verbo. bloquear, congestionar | |
| 6. Verbo. tocar música de maneira improvisada | |
| 7. Verbo. entalar | |
| 8. Verbo. espremer; colocar em lugar apertado |
Translations for jam and their definitions
| aperto | |
| 1. n-m. grip, grasp | |
| 2. v. verb form of apertar |
| geleia | |
| 1. n-f. jelly | |
| 2. n-f. jam | |
| 3. n-f. (Brazil, colloquial) jelly (any substance or object having the consistency of jelly) | |
| 4. n-f. (Brazil, internet slang) envy | |
| 5. v. verb form of geleiar |
| enfiar | |
| 1. v. to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole) | |
| 2. v. to stick (to place) |
| congestionar | |
| 1. v. to jam; to congest (to cause congestion or blockage) |
| congestionamento | |
| 1. n-m. traffic jam (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow) |
| interferir | |
| 1. v. to interfere (to get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance) | |
| Não quero interferir na tua vida pessoal. - I don't want to interfere with your personal life. | |
| 2. v. (physics, of a wave) to interfere (to overlap another wave) |
| jam session | |
| 1. n-f. (music) jam (impromptu informal performance or practice session) |
| compota | |
| 1. n-f. jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar) | |
| 2. n-f. compote |
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