abancar
Portuguese, verb/a.bɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/
abancar is spelled A-B-A-N-C-A-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written Portuguese, the 193,334th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abancar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to sit, especially on a bench” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sentar”.
What does abancar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to sit, especially on a bench
- 2
to supply with benches
- 3
to stay somewhere for a long time
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sentar 2. estabelecer-se com banca ou escritório
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 abancar
- abanco first-person present singular
- abanquei first-person preterite singular
- abancado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- abancares infinitive second-person singular
- abancarmos first-person infinitive plural
- abancardes infinitive plural second-person
- abancarem infinitive plural third-person
- abancando gerund
- abancados masculine participle past
- abancada feminine participle past
- abancadas feminine participle past
- abancas indicative present second-person
- abanca indicative present singular
- abancamos first-person indicative plural
- abancais indicative plural present
- abancam indicative plural present
- abancava first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abancar?
- Brazil /a.bɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/
- Brazil [a.bɐ̃ˈka(h)]
- /a.bɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abancar in Portuguese?
abancar appears about once in every 47 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).