corcunda
Portuguese, noun/koʁˈkũ.dɐ/
corcunda is spelled C-O-R-C-U-N-D-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,177th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corcunda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hump (deformity of the human back)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “corcova, curvatura da coluna vertebral que provoca uma saliência nas costas”.
What does corcunda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehump (deformity of the human back)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinehumpback (humpbacked person)
- 2
femininemasculineMiguelist, a supporter of the legitimacy of the king Miguel I of Portugal and his descendants
Coordinate term: malhado
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehumpbacked
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem corcova
noun: 1. corcova, curvatura da coluna vertebral que provoca uma saliência nas costas 2. pessoa que tem corcova
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 corcunda
- corcundas plural
- carcunda alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corcunda?
- Brazil /koʁˈkũ.dɐ/
- Brazil [kohˈkũ.dɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corcunda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corcunda in Portuguese?
corcunda appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).