beninense
Portuguese, noun/be.niˈnẽ.si/
beninense is spelled B-E-N-I-N-E-N-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 61,435th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beninense is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Beninese (person from Benin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de Benim ou seu habitante”.
What does beninense mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineBeninese (of, from, or pertaining to Benin)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineBeninese (person from Benin)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de Benim, país africano
noun: 1. natural de Benim ou seu habitante
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 beninense
- beninenses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beninense?
- Brazil /be.niˈnẽ.si/
- Portugal /bɨ.niˈnẽ.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to beninense
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is beninense in Portuguese?
beninense appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).