canjiquinha

Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.ʒiˈkĩ.ɲɐ/

canjiquinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “porridge made with corn grits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of canjica.

What does canjiquinha mean in English?

noun

1
feminineporridge made with corn grits
2
femininediminutive of canjica

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of canjiquinha

canjiquinhas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce canjiquinha?

Brazil /kɐ̃.ʒiˈkĩ.ɲɐ/
Brazil [kɐ̃.ʒiˈkĩ.j̃ɐ]
Portugal /kɐ̃.ʒiˈki.ɲɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is canjiquinha in Portuguese?

canjiquinha appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.

canjiquinha0.0010.010.11101001,00010,000

rarerper million words of written Portuguesemore common

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).