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mão-cheia

Portuguese, noun/ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃej.ɐ/

mão-cheia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative form of mancheia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que cabe na mão de uma só vez”.

What does mão-cheia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininealternative form of mancheia

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. aquilo que cabe na mão de uma só vez 2. punhado

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-cheia

  • mãos-cheias plural

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

How do you pronounce mão-cheia?

  • Brazil /ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃej.ɐ/
  • Brazil [ˌmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʃeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • Portugal /ˌmɐ̃w̃ˈʃɐj.ɐ/

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