assanhado
Portuguese, adjective/a.sɐ̃ˈɲa.du/
assanhado is spelled A-S-S-A-N-H-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assanhado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “angry; furious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of assanhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “irrequieto”.
What does assanhado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
angry; furious
- 2
Brazilinformalflirtatious, bold
verb
- 1
past participle of assanhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. irrequieto 2. furioso 3. diz-se de alguém que está sexualmente carente 4. diz-se de alguém cujo cabelo está em desordem, não penteado
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 assanhado
- assanhada feminine
- assanhados masculine plural
- assanhadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce assanhado?
- Brazil /a.sɐ̃ˈɲa.du/
- Brazil [a.sɐ̃ˈj̃a.du]
- Portugal /ɐ.sɐˈɲa.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is assanhado in Portuguese?
assanhado appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).