ganda
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɐ̃.dɐ/
ganda is spelled G-A-N-D-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 55,453rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ganda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rhinoceros” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que luganda”.
What does ganda mean in English?
noun
- 1
Indiadatedfemininerhinoceros
adjective
- 1
Portugalcolloquialfemininemasculinelarge, big
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. demasiado abundante e ou formoso
noun: 1. o mesmo que luganda 2. rinoceronte
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 ganda
- gandas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ganda?
- Brazil /ˈɡɐ̃.dɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡɐ̃.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ganda in Portuguese?
ganda 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).