guaiamum
Portuguese, noun/ɡwaj.aˈmũ/
guaiamum is spelled G-U-A-I-A-M-U-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese, the 255,764th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guaiamum is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caranguejo da família dos gecarcinídeos, grande e azul”.
What does guaiamum mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineblue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. caranguejo da família dos gecarcinídeos, grande e azul
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 guaiamum
- guaiamuns plural
- guaiamu alternative
- gaiamu alternative
- goiamu alternative
- goiamum alternative
- guaiumum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guaiamum?
- Brazil /ɡwaj.aˈmũ/
- Brazil [ɡwaɪ̯.aˈmũ]
- Portugal /ɡwaj.ɐˈmũ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is guaiamum in Portuguese?
guaiamum appears about once in every 89 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).