maniçoba
Portuguese, noun/ma.niˈsɔ.bɐ/
maniçoba is spelled M-A-N-I-Ç-O-B-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,814th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maniçoba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “common name, extended to different plants of the Euphorbiaceae family, mainly of the Manihot genus, which are part of the Brazilian flora” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prato tipicamente indígena e paraense preparado com folhas de maniva (mandioca) e de cozimento extremamente…”.
What does maniçoba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecommon name, extended to different plants of the Euphorbiaceae family, mainly of the Manihot genus, which are part of the Brazilian flora
- 2
feminineManihot glaziovii (large tree that exudes latex used in the production of inferior quality rubber)
- 3
femininetypical Brazilian dish prepared with ground cassava leaves, pieces of meat and other condiments
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prato tipicamente indígena e paraense preparado com folhas de maniva (mandioca) e de cozimento extremamente demorado (uma semana)
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 maniçoba
- maniçobas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maniçoba?
- Brazil /ma.niˈsɔ.bɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.niˈsɔ.bɐ/
- Portugal [mɐ.niˈsɔ.βɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maniçoba in Portuguese?
maniçoba appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).