anhangá
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡa/
anhangá is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a spirit that protects animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denominação que os índios tupis davam a espíritos ainda vagantes na Terra; espírito que toma forma de animais…”.
What does anhangá mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea spirit that protects animals
- 2
Brazilmasculinean evil spirit; devil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. denominação que os índios tupis davam a espíritos ainda vagantes na Terra; espírito que toma forma de animais para caçadores 2. interpretação jesuíta para o Diabo 3. veado amazônico
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 anhangá
- anhangás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anhangá?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡa/
- Brazil [ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡa]
- Portugal /ɐ.ɲɐ̃ˈɡa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anhangá in Portuguese?
anhangá appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).