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de mão beijada

Portuguese, adverb/d͡ʒi ˈmɐ̃w̃ be(j)ˈʒa.dɐ/

de mão beijada is a Portuguese adverb meaning “effortlessly, often said in a critic context” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does de mão beijada mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    effortlessly, often said in a critic context

    Crianças ricas ganham tudo de mão beijada.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. de maneira que não precisa fazer esforço

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.

How do you pronounce de mão beijada?

  • Brazil /d͡ʒi ˈmɐ̃w̃ be(j)ˈʒa.dɐ/
  • Brazil [d͡ʒi ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ be(ɪ̯)ˈʒa.dɐ]
  • Portugal /dɨ ˈmɐ̃w̃ bɐjˈʒa.dɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.