fuinha
Portuguese, noun/ˈfuj̃.ɲɐ/
fuinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “beech marten (Martes foina)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno animal mamífero, daninho e carnívoro, (Martes foina)”.
What does fuinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebeech marten (Martes foina)
- 2
feminineweasel
- 3
colloquialderogatoryfemininemiser
- 4
colloquialfemininea skinny person
- 5
colloquialfemininea person who enjoys gossiping or stirring up trouble
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno animal mamífero, daninho e carnívoro, (Martes foina)
noun: 1. pessoa avarenta 2. pessoa magra 3. pessoa intriguista, mexeriqueira
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 fuinha
- fuinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fuinha?
- Brazil /ˈfuj̃.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈfuɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈfuj.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fuinha in Portuguese?
fuinha appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).