anhanguera
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/
anhanguera is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a fearless person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diabo”.
What does anhanguera mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinevaliant; courageous
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculinethe devil; Satan
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinea fearless person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Goiás
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Goiás
adjective: 1. que não tem medo
noun: 1. diabo
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 anhanguera
- anhangueras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anhanguera?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.ɲɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [ɐ̃.j̃ɐ̃ˈɡwɛ.ɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anhanguera in Portuguese?
anhanguera appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).