gunga
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡũ.ɡɐ/
gunga is spelled G-U-N-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,054th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gunga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a kind of shaker, often made of metal, worn on the ankles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “berimbau de som grave utilizado para comandar os toques e o ritmo na roda de capoeira”.
What does gunga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea kind of shaker, often made of metal, worn on the ankles
- 2
femininecommon eland (Taurotragus oryx)
noun
- 1
femininea large berimbau gourd, which has a lower pitch
noun
- 1
masculineellipsis of berimbau gunga
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. berimbau de som grave utilizado para comandar os toques e o ritmo na roda de capoeira 2. espécie de antílope encontrado nas pradarias e savanas das regiões sul e do oeste da África
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 gunga
- gungas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gunga?
- Brazil /ˈɡũ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡũ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gunga in Portuguese?
gunga appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).