cunho
Portuguese, noun/ˈkũ.ɲu/
cunho is spelled C-U-N-H-O (5 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,234th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cunho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “die (a device used in stamping coins and medals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of cunhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “origem, fundo, base ou ligação com”.
What does cunho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedie (a device used in stamping coins and medals)
- 2
masculinestamp, mark, seal
- 3
masculinetrait, characteristic, nature
Livro de cunho religioso.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of cunhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. origem, fundo, base ou ligação com 2. peça de ferro gravada para marcar moedas, medalhas, etc 3. carácter distintivo
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 cunho
- cunhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cunho?
- Brazil /ˈkũ.ɲu/
- Brazil [ˈkũ.j̃u]
- Portugal /ˈku.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cunho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cunho in Portuguese?
cunho appears 4.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).