abanão
Portuguese, noun/a.baˈnɐ̃w̃/
abanão is spelled A-B-A-N-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 132,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abanão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a shake, jolt (sudden movement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de abanar”.
What does abanão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea shake, jolt (sudden movement)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de abanar 2. forte sacudidela
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 abanão
- abanões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abanão?
- Brazil /a.baˈnɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.baˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.bɐˈnɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abanão in Portuguese?
abanão appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).