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fanhoso

Portuguese, adjective/fɐ̃ˈɲo.zu/

fanhoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “speaking nasally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem a pronúncia defeituosa, como de quem fala pelo nariz”.

What does fanhoso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    speaking nasally

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que tem a pronúncia defeituosa, como de quem fala pelo nariz

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 fanhoso

  • fanhosa feminine
  • fanhosos masculine plural
  • fanhosas feminine plural
  • metaphonic feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fanhoso?

  • Brazil /fɐ̃ˈɲo.zu/
  • Brazil [fɐ̃ˈj̃o.zu]
  • Portugal /fɐˈɲo.zu/

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