malhação
Portuguese, noun/ma.ʎaˈsɐ̃w̃/
malhação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “act of hitting with a sledgehammer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de malhar”.
What does malhação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineact of hitting with a sledgehammer
- 2
feminineworkout (a session of physical exercise)
- 3
Brazilfeminineslangshit talking, severe criticism, mockery
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de malhar
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 malhação
- malhações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malhação?
- Brazil /ma.ʎaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ma.ʎaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /mɐ.ʎɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to malhação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is malhação in Portuguese?
malhação appears 3.4 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).