balangandã
Portuguese, noun/ba.lɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈdɐ̃/
balangandã is spelled B-A-L-A-N-G-A-N-D-Ã (10 letters). Balangandã is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “A type of wearable Afro-Brazilian bijouterie originating from the 18th to 19th centuries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “amuleto ou ornamento, composto por figas, medalhas, chaves usado pelas baianas em dias festivos”.
What does balangandã mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineA type of wearable Afro-Brazilian bijouterie originating from the 18th to 19th centuries.
- 2
masculineany piece of wearable jewelry that dangles; pendant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. amuleto ou ornamento, composto por figas, medalhas, chaves usado pelas baianas em dias festivos.
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 balangandã
- balangandãs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balangandã?
- Brazil /ba.lɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈdɐ̃/
- Portugal /bɐ.lɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈdɐ̃/
- /ba.lɐ̃.gɐ̃.ˈdɐ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.