arganaz
Portuguese, noun/aʁ.ɡaˈna(j)s/
arganaz is spelled A-R-G-A-N-A-Z (7 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese, the 176,436th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arganaz is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dormouse (rodent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo de rato silvestre”.
What does arganaz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedormouse (rodent)
- 2
masculinea tall, skinny man
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tipo de rato silvestre 2. homem alto e magro
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 arganaz
- arganazes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arganaz?
- Brazil /aʁ.ɡaˈna(j)s/
- Brazil [aɦ.ɡaˈna(ɪ̯)s]
- Portugal /ɐɾ.ɡɐ.ˈnaʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arganaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arganaz in Portuguese?
arganaz appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).