antropófago
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/
antropófago is spelled A-N-T-R-O-P-Ó-F-A-G-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written Portuguese, the 180,215th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Antropófago is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “anthropophage; man-eater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que se alimenta de seres humanos”.
What does antropófago mean in English?
adjective
- 1
anthropophagous; man-eating
noun
- 1
masculineanthropophage; man-eater
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se alimenta de seres humanos
noun: 1. aquele que se alimenta de seres humanos
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 antropófago
- antropófaga feminine
- antropófagos masculine plural
- antropófagas feminine plural
- anthropophago alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce antropófago?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/
- Portugal /ɐ̃.tɾuˈpɔ.fɐ.ɡu/
- Portugal [ɐ̃.tɾuˈpɔ.fɐ.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to antropófago
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is antropófago in Portuguese?
antropófago appears about once in every 40 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).