caraminhola
Portuguese, noun/ka.ɾa.mĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/
caraminhola is spelled C-A-R-A-M-I-N-H-O-L-A (11 letters). Caraminhola is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mendacious stories; or impracticable fantasies; foolish products of imagination, chimeras” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “carrapito no topo da cabeça, feito pelos cabelos entrançados”.
What does caraminhola mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemendacious stories; or impracticable fantasies; foolish products of imagination, chimeras
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. carrapito no topo da cabeça, feito pelos cabelos entrançados 2. cabelo comprido; guedelha 3. enredo, intriga, trapaça
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 caraminhola
- caraminholas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caraminhola?
- Brazil /ka.ɾa.mĩˈɲɔ.lɐ/
- Brazil [ka.ɾa.mĩˈj̃ɔ.lɐ]
- Portugal /kɐ.ɾɐ.miˈɲɔ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.