beija-mão
Portuguese, noun/ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈmɐ̃w̃/
beija-mão is spelled B-E-I-J-A-M-Ã-O (8 letters). Beija-mão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hand-kissing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou cerimônia de beijar a mão”.
What does beija-mão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehand-kissing
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou cerimônia de beijar a mão
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 beija-mão
- beija-mãos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beija-mão?
- Brazil /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈmɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˌbɐj.ʒɐˈmɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.