arrifana
Portuguese, noun/a.ʁiˈfɐ̃.nɐ/
arrifana is spelled A-R-R-I-F-A-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arrifana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fine linen cloth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pano fino de linho”.
What does arrifana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefine linen cloth
- 2
feminineseries of terrain where underlying rock formations occur
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pano fino de linho 2. série de arrifes
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 arrifana
- arrifanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arrifana?
- Brazil /a.ʁiˈfɐ̃.nɐ/
- Brazil [a.hiˈfɐ̃.nɐ]
- /a.ʁiˈfɐ̃.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is arrifana in Portuguese?
arrifana 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).