macua
Portuguese, noun/maˈku.ɐ/
macua is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Makhuwa person (Bantu ethnic group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa da cultura desse nome”.
What does macua mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineMakhuwa (of or relating to the Makhuwa people)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineMakhuwa person (Bantu ethnic group)
noun
- 1
masculineMakhuwa (Bantu language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cidade portuária da Eritreia na costa do Mar Vermelho
adjective: 1. pertencente às gentes ou língua do povo desse nome no Moçambique
noun: 1. pessoa da cultura desse nome 2. língua banta falada polo povo dessa cultura
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 macua
- macuas plural
- emacua alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macua?
- Brazil /maˈku.ɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈku.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is macua in Portuguese?
macua appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).