araponga
Portuguese, noun/a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡɐ/
araponga is spelled A-R-A-P-O-N-G-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 110,210th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Araponga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ave brasileira (Procnias nudicollis), de grito alto e estridente, da família Cotingidae, gênero Procnias”.
What does araponga mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininebare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)
- 2
Brazilfemininebellbird (any bird in the genus Procnias)
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangwiretapper (a spy who intercepts conversations, specially through wiretaps)
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 Minas Gerais
noun: 1. ave brasileira (Procnias nudicollis), de grito alto e estridente, da família Cotingidae, gênero Procnias 2. cilada, armadilha
noun: 1. espião que executa interceptação ilegal de informação privada, tipicamente de conversas telefônicas
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 araponga
- arapongas plural
- guiraponga alternative
- uiraponga alternative
- iraponga alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce araponga?
- Brazil /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ɾɐˈpõ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is araponga in Portuguese?
araponga appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).