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gadanho

Portuguese, noun/ɡaˈdɐ̃.ɲu/

gadanho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of gadanha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of gadanhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “garra de ave predatória”.

What does gadanho mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinealternative form of gadanha

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of gadanhar

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. garra de ave predatória 2. espécie de fouce 3. forquilha de dentes curvos para arrancar 4. garfo, talher

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 gadanho

  • gadanhos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gadanho?

  • Brazil /ɡaˈdɐ̃.ɲu/
  • Brazil [ɡaˈdɐ̃.j̃u]
  • Portugal /ɡɐˈdɐ.ɲu/

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