janota
Portuguese, noun/ʒaˈnɔ.tɐ/
janota is spelled J-A-N-O-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 98,532nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Janota is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “dandy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of janotar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que se veste com demasiada correção”.
What does janota mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedandy, foppish
- 2
femininemasculineelegant
noun
- 1
femininemasculinedandy
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do indivíduo que se veste com demasiada correção
noun: 1. indivíduo que se veste com demasiada correção
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 janota
- janotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce janota?
- Brazil /ʒaˈnɔ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɐˈnɔ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to janota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is janota in Portuguese?
janota appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).