mandinga
Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.ɡɐ/
mandinga is spelled M-A-N-D-I-N-G-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,784th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mandinga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Mandinka” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of mandingar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de mandingar (enfeitiçar)”.
What does mandinga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineMandinka
noun
- 1
femininemagic, sorcery, witchcraft
- 2
feminineinformaldifficult, trouble
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
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 mandingar (enfeitiçar) 2. feitiçaria; sortilégio 3. dificuldade provocada por arte mágica; batota 4. jogo dissimulado de um oponente para distrair o outro
noun: 1. indivíduo pertencente ao povo dos mandigas 2. língua falada na África Ocidental
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 mandinga
- mandingas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mandinga?
- Brazil /mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒĩ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ̃ˈdĩ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mandinga in Portuguese?
mandinga 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).