janja
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒɐ̃.ʒɐ/
janja is spelled J-A-N-J-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese, the 146,979th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Janja is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “name for some birds endemic to Benguela, Angola” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does janja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininename for some birds endemic to Benguela, Angola
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of janja
- janjas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce janja?
- Brazil /ˈʒɐ̃.ʒɐ/
- Portugal /ˈʒɐ̃.ʒɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is janja in Portuguese?
janja appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).