facanito
Portuguese, noun/fa.kaˈni.tu/
facanito is spelled F-A-C-A-N-I-T-O (8 letters). Facanito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “child dressed like a careto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “careto que é uma criança”.
What does facanito mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalmasculinechild dressed like a careto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. careto que é uma criança 2. ser fantástico, diabinho que se alimenta de aço moído
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 facanito
- facanitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce facanito?
- Brazil /fa.kaˈni.tu/
- Portugal /fɐ.kɐˈni.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.