brenha
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾẽ.ɲɐ/
brenha is spelled B-R-E-N-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese, the 181,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brenha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “scrub (thick vegetation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mata espessa; matagal”.
What does brenha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescrub (thick vegetation)
- 2
femininecomplication
- 3
feminineconfusion
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mata espessa; matagal 2. complicação, confusão 3. segredo 4. lugar distante, de difícil acesso
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 brenha
- brenhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brenha?
- Brazil /ˈbɾẽ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈbɾẽ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈbɾɐ(j).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 brenha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brenha in Portuguese?
brenha appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).