ficante
Portuguese, noun/fiˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
ficante is spelled F-I-C-A-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ficante is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “friend with benefits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que fica”.
What does ficante mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangfriend with benefits
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que fica 2. diz-se de indivíduo com quem se fica, com quem se mantém relacionamento amoroso informal e descompromissado
noun: 1. aquele que fica 2. indivíduo com quem se fica, com quem se mantém relacionamento amoroso informal e descompromissado
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 ficante
- ficantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ficante?
- Brazil /fiˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /fiˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ficante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ficante in Portuguese?
ficante appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).