jaçanã
Portuguese, noun/ʒa.saˈnɐ̃/
jaçanã is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Norte”.
What does jaçanã mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininewattled jacana (Jacana jacana)
- 2
Brazilfemininejacana (any bird in the family Jacanidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Norte
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 jaçanã
- jaçanãs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jaçanã?
- Brazil /ʒa.saˈnɐ̃/
- Portugal /ʒɐ.sɐˈnɐ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jaçanã
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jaçanã in Portuguese?
jaçanã appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).