This is the 4486th most frequent Portuguese word.
chover
"Chover" means "to rain."
Used as a verb to describe the action of rain falling from the sky.
Está chovendo muito neste momento.
It is raining heavily at this moment.
Used metaphorically to describe a plentiful or abundant occurrence of something positive.
Quando as coisas boas começam a chover, devemos aproveitá-las.
When good things start to rain down, we must take advantage of them.
Used idiomatically in an expression to imply stating or doing something unnecessary.