gana
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/
gana is spelled G-A-N-A (4 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a strong desire, willingness or enthusiasm to achieve something; impetus; spur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of ganir. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande apetite ou vontade”.
What does gana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea strong desire, willingness or enthusiasm to achieve something; impetus; spur
- 2
feminineill will (aversion towards someone)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-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. grande apetite ou vontade 2. desejo de fazer mal 3. fome 4. ramo grande de árvore
noun: 1. país africano, faz fronteira com Burkina Faso, Togo e Costa do Marfim
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 gana
- ganas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gana?
- Brazil /ˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡɐ.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gana in Portuguese?
gana appears 6.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).