maninho
Portuguese, noun/maˈnĩ.ɲu/
maninho is spelled M-A-N-I-N-H-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,194th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maninho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “uncultivated land” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of mano (“brother”). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “irmã ou irmão mais novo”.
What does maninho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
barren
noun
- 1
masculineuncultivated land
- 2
masculineestate of a deceased person leaving no descendants
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of mano (“brother”)
- 2
masculinediminutive of mano (“bro, homie”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of maninhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. inculto, estéril, improdutivo
noun: 1. irmã ou irmão mais novo
noun: 1. terrenos baldios, terrenos sem aproveitamento agrário ou pastoral
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 maninho
- maninha feminine
- maninhos masculine plural
- maninhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maninho?
- Brazil /maˈnĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [maˈnĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /mɐˈni.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maninho in Portuguese?
maninho appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).