engomadinho
Portuguese, noun/ẽ.ɡo.maˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
engomadinho is spelled E-N-G-O-M-A-D-I-N-H-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 104,744th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Engomadinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fop, dandy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa engomadinha”.
What does engomadinho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dapper, neatly dressed
Ele estava engomadinho no terno e sapatos engraxados.
- 2
a child all neat and tidy and smartly dressed
O menino estava todo engomadinho para o seu primeiro dia de escola.
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinefop, dandy
Olha esse engomadinho, desfilando com essa gravata brega!
- 2
derogatorymasculinesnob, trust fund baby, bougie, highfalutin
Aquele engomadinho se recusou a sentar com a gente porque o restaurante não era "chique o bastante" pra ele.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é ou demonstra ser altivo, esbanjador, soberbo, etc., e veste-se de maneira excessivamente formal 2. que ostenta riqueza
noun: 1. pessoa engomadinha
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 engomadinho
- engomadinha feminine
- engomadinhos masculine plural
- engomadinhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce engomadinho?
- Brazil /ẽ.ɡo.maˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [ẽ.ɡo.maˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
- Brazil /ĩ.ɡo.maˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is engomadinho in Portuguese?
engomadinho appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).