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mão furada

Portuguese, noun

mão furada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mão, furado” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, mão-furada is a different word: “someone who excessively spends money”.

What does mão furada mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mão, furado.

adjective

as mão-furada
  1. 1

    Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinesomeone who excessively spends money

  2. 2

    Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinesomeone who always tends to drop things; butterfingers

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

Forms of mão furada

  • mãos-furadas plural
  • mão furada alternative
  • mãos furadas plural

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

English words that translate to mão furada

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.