maconha
Portuguese, noun/maˈkõ.ɲɐ/
maconha is spelled M-A-C-O-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,049th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maconha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cannabis; marijuana (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta psicoativa e medicamento derivado de plantas do gênero Cannabis; o principal constituinte psicoativo…”.
What does maconha mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininecannabis; marijuana (plant)
- 2
Brazilfemininemarijuana (drug)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta psicoativa e medicamento derivado de plantas do gênero Cannabis; o principal constituinte psicoativo dessa planta é o tetrahidrocanabinol (THC) 2. variedade do cânhamo
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 maconha
- maconhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maconha?
- Brazil /maˈkõ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [maˈkõ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /mɐˈko.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maconha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maconha in Portuguese?
maconha appears 21 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).