manchego
Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡu/
manchego is spelled M-A-N-C-H-E-G-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written Portuguese, the 172,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manchego is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of La Mancha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does manchego mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to La Mancha
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of La Mancha
- 2
masculineManchego (a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of manchego
- manchega feminine
- manchegos masculine plural
- manchegas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manchego?
- Brazil /mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡu/
- Portugal /mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡu/
- Portugal [mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to manchego
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is manchego in Portuguese?
manchego appears about once in every 36 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).