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manjuba

Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/

manjuba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “synonym of anchova” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does manjuba mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfemininesynonym of anchova

  2. 2

    Brazilcolloquialfemininepenis

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

Forms of manjuba

  • manjubas plural
  • manjuva alternative

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

How do you pronounce manjuba?

  • Brazil /mɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/
  • Portugal /mɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/
  • Portugal [mɐ̃ˈʒu.βɐ]

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

How common is manjuba in Portuguese?

manjuba appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).