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mangangá

Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa/

mangangá is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bumblebee (any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peixe osteício da família dos escorpionídeos, género Scorpaena, também chamados de peixe-escorpião”.

What does mangangá mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinebumblebee (any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus)

  2. 2

    Brazilmasculinescorpionfish (any of the family Scorpaenidae of marine, venomous fish)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. peixe osteício da família dos escorpionídeos, género Scorpaena, também chamados de peixe-escorpião. 2. mamangava

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 mangangá

  • mangangás plural
  • mamangaba alternative
  • mamangava alternative
  • mangangaba alternative
  • mangangava alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mangangá?

  • Brazil /mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa/
  • Portugal /mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to mangangá

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.