mancada
Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/
mancada is spelled M-A-N-C-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,221st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mancada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an attitude considered unfair or undesirably daring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of mancado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atitude, resolução, comportamento errôneo, cujos resultados são insatisfatórios ou negativos; falha, lapso…”.
What does mancada mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslangan attitude considered unfair or undesirably daring
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mancado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. atitude, resolução, comportamento errôneo, cujos resultados são insatisfatórios ou negativos; falha, lapso, erro 2. indiscrição espontânea, irrefletida; ação ou fala inoportuna; gafe 3. ladroagem surpreendida, interrompida ou malfeita
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 mancada
- mancadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mancada?
- Brazil /mɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal [mɐ̃ˈka.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mancada in Portuguese?
mancada appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).