jamanta
Portuguese, noun/ʒaˈmɐ̃.tɐ/
jamanta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “manta ray (large ray of the genus Manta)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome vulgar de peixes cartilagíneos pelágicos, oceânicos da espécie Manta birostris”.
What does jamanta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemanta ray (large ray of the genus Manta)
- 2
femininesemi; articulated lorry; truck and trailer
noun
- 1
femininemasculinehulk (a big, clumsy person)
- 2
derogatoryfemininemasculineidiot (dumb person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome vulgar de peixes cartilagíneos pelágicos, oceânicos da espécie Manta birostris 2. veículo automóvel de grande porte, para transporte de carga pesada; carreta 3. pessoa grandalhona e desengonçada
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 jamanta
- jamantas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jamanta?
- Brazil /ʒaˈmɐ̃.tɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɐˈmɐ̃.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jamanta in Portuguese?
jamanta appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).