mão
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɐ̃w̃/
mão is spelled M-Ã-O (3 letters) and appears 204 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “extremidade do membro anterior dos primatas, capaz de manipular objetos; parte do corpo semelhante ou análoga…”.
What does mão mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehand
- 2
feminineforefoot (either of the front feet of a quadruped)
- 3
femininehand (a round of a card game)
- 4
femininecoat (a covering of material, such as paint)
- 5
feminineleg (a single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest)
- 6
femininehandball (football offence)
- 7
femininehand (an instance of helping)
- 8
femininedirection (of travel), way
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. extremidade do membro anterior dos primatas, capaz de manipular objetos; parte do corpo semelhante ou análoga em outros animais 2. domínio, mando, autoridade 3. lado, direção, sentido de trânsito 4. demão, camada
adjective: 1. grafia obsoleta de mau
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 mão
- mãos plural
- maõ alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mão?
- Brazil /ˈmɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˈmɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mão in Portuguese?
mão appears 204 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).