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feminejo

Portuguese, noun/fe.miˈne.ʒu/

feminejo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a subgenre of sertanejo music that emphasizes women through compositions that highlight the female perspective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um subgênero do sertanejo que enfatiza a perspectiva feminina”.

What does feminejo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea subgenre of sertanejo music that emphasizes women through compositions that highlight the female perspective.

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. um subgênero do sertanejo que enfatiza a perspectiva feminina

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 feminejo?

  • Brazil /fe.miˈne.ʒu/
  • Portugal /fɨ.miˈnɐ(j).ʒu/

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