inhaca
Portuguese, noun/ĩˈɲa.kɐ/
inhaca is spelled I-N-H-A-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 109,086th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inhaca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “funk (a very unpleasant smell emanated from a person or animal, often resulting from a combination of multiple bad smells)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mau cheiro (proveniente de um corpo humano)”.
What does inhaca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfemininefunk (a very unpleasant smell emanated from a person or animal, often resulting from a combination of multiple bad smells)
- 2
Brazilfeminineslanglack of will or motivation
Acabei de acordar, mas preciso tomar um banho pra tirar essa inhaca.
- 3
Brazilfemininebad luck
- 4
Brazilfeminineslangsomething poorly made or prepared, especially food
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mau cheiro (proveniente de um corpo humano)
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 inhaca
- inhacas plural
- nhaca alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inhaca?
- Brazil /ĩˈɲa.kɐ/
- Brazil [ĩˈj̃a.kɐ]
- Portugal /iˈɲa.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is inhaca in Portuguese?
inhaca appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).