fantochada
Portuguese, noun/fɐ̃.toˈʃa.dɐ/
fantochada is spelled F-A-N-T-O-C-H-A-D-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 114,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fantochada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “puppet show (theatrical performance with puppets)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cena de fantoches”.
What does fantochada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepuppet show (theatrical performance with puppets)
- 2
femininea great amount of puppets
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cena de fantoches 2. ato caricato; falsidade; palhaçada
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 fantochada
- fantochadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fantochada?
- Brazil /fɐ̃.toˈʃa.dɐ/
- Portugal /fɐ̃.tuˈʃa.dɐ/
- Portugal [fɐ̃.tuˈʃa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fantochada in Portuguese?
fantochada appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).