anime
Portuguese, noun
anime is spelled A-N-I-M-E (5 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,707th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anime is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “anime (Japanese animation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of animar. With an accent, animé is a different word: “Portugal form of anime”. With an accent, animê is a different word: “alternative form of anime”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “resina aromática da cor do enxofre”.
What does anime mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineanime (Japanese animation)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
PortugalmasculinePortugal form of anime
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of anime
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. resina aromática da cor do enxofre 2. animação japonesa; filmes ou séries de animação produzidas no Japão com características próprias, como o formato do rosto e dos olhos dos personagens
noun: 1. animação japonesa, filmes ou séries de animação produzidas no Japão com características próprias, como o formato do rosto e dos olhos das personagens
noun: 1. animação japonesa, filmes ou séries de animação produzidas no Japão com características próprias, como o formato do rosto e dos olhos das personagens
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 anime
- animés plural
- animes plural
- animé alternative
- animê alternative
- animês plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to anime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is anime in Portuguese?
anime appears 17 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).