gadanha
Portuguese, noun/ɡaˈdɐ̃.ɲɐ/
gadanha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “scythe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of gadanhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caço”.
What does gadanha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescythe
- 2
femininea large spoon used to eat soup
- 3
feminineclaw of a bird of prey
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. caço 2. grande colher para tirar sopa 3. ferramenta utilizada na agricultura para ceifar cereais ou para o corte de erva 4. gadanho
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 gadanha
- gadanhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gadanha?
- Brazil /ɡaˈdɐ̃.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ɡaˈdɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ɡɐˈdɐ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gadanha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gadanha in Portuguese?
gadanha appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).