chanfana
Portuguese, noun/ʃɐ̃ˈfɐ̃.nɐ/
chanfana is spelled C-H-A-N-F-A-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chanfana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “typical Portuguese dish made with roasted goat meat and red wine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prato típico de carne de cabra ou cabrito assada em vinho tinto dentro de uma caçarola de barro no forno de…”.
What does chanfana mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininetypical Portuguese dish made with roasted goat meat and red wine
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prato típico de carne de cabra ou cabrito assada em vinho tinto dentro de uma caçarola de barro no forno de cozer pão 2. o mesmo que lapatana
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 chanfana
- chanfanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chanfana?
- Brazil /ʃɐ̃ˈfɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /ʃɐ̃ˈfɐ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chanfana in Portuguese?
chanfana appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).