capenga
Portuguese, adjective/kaˈpẽ.ɡɐ/
capenga is spelled C-A-P-E-N-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 68,000th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capenga is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “lame (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one’s feet or legs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “perneta”.
What does capenga mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinelame (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one’s feet or legs)
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculineunsteady
- 3
Brazilfemininemasculinelow-quality, defective or incomplete
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. perneta 2. desequilibrado, imperfeito, ineficiente
noun: 1. perneta
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 capenga
- capengas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capenga?
- Brazil /kaˈpẽ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈpẽ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to capenga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is capenga in Portuguese?
capenga 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).