banha
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɐ̃.ɲɐ/
banha is spelled B-A-N-H-A (5 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,687th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fat, grease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of banhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “gordura animal, especialmente a de porco”.
What does banha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefat, grease
- 2
femininea visibly fat part of the body
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gordura animal, especialmente a de porco
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 banha
- banhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce banha?
- Brazil /ˈbɐ̃.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈbɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈbɐ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to banha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is banha in Portuguese?
banha appears 2.1 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).