jangada
Portuguese, noun/ʒɐ̃ˈɡa.dɐ/
jangada is spelled J-A-N-G-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,925th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jangada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “raft (flat makeshift watercraft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de peças de madeira amarradas umas nas outras, formando uma prancha flutuante, usadas para o…”.
What does jangada mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineraft (flat makeshift watercraft)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de peças de madeira amarradas umas nas outras, formando uma prancha flutuante, usadas para o transporte de pessoas, mercadorias e animais 2. tipo de balsa utilizada na pesca marítima, feita de cinco ou seis toras de madeira, unidas umas às outras por meio de haste de madeira e dotada de um mastro, no qual se iça uma vela triangular
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Mato Grosso
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 jangada
- jangadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jangada?
- Brazil /ʒɐ̃ˈɡa.dɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɐ̃ˈɡa.dɐ/
- Portugal [ʒɐ̃ˈɡa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jangada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jangada in Portuguese?
jangada appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).