baiana
Portuguese, noun/bajˈɐ̃.nɐ/
baiana is spelled B-A-I-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,325th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baiana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of baiano” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of baiano. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grupo de mulheres, as baianas, que dança e canta ao som de músicas típicas, como zabumba”.
What does baiana mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of baiano
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of baiano
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grupo de mulheres, as baianas, que dança e canta ao som de músicas típicas, como zabumba 2. grupo de homens que dança ao som de música caipira 3. um tipo de baile popular
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 baiana
- baianas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baiana?
- Brazil /bajˈɐ̃.nɐ/
- Brazil [baɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]
- Portugal /bajˈɐ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baiana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baiana in Portuguese?
baiana appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).